Home U.S. Coin Forum

2000 SAE spots?

Can you tell me what these spots are from?
They look brown. The coin has been stored in a air-tite.
I got the coin last winter from a ebay seller.

Are the spots doing damage?
Should I dip it to clean the spots from the coin?

I know the coin is not worth much, but I'm trying to learn from it.

Thanks,

Comments

  • jpjp Posts: 47
    anyone?
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,148 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They look like regular toning spots, I think. My super-toned 1987 ASE has a few of those (but they are a nice blue in a field of red image)

    It should dip right out...

    Jeremy

    WARNING- I have never dipped anything- this is only my opinion and it is not backed by any insurance image
    JK Coin Photography - eBay Consignments | High Quality Photos | LOW Prices | 20% of Consignment Proceeds Go to Pancreatic Cancer Research
  • mrpaseomrpaseo Posts: 4,753 ✭✭✭
    To me it looks like Environment damage. Something landed on the coin before it was enclosed, then time took it's tole on the coin and whatever was on it.

    You could do what Louie does and dump it on someone through a swap.

    Just my opinion,
    Ray
  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Looks like spit got on it.
  • I would take it out of the holder and swee if you could get it off.

    Looks like mold.
    "spare change? Nahhhhh...never have any...sold it all on E-bay..."
    see? My Auctions "Got any 1800's gold?"
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Maybe you can call yourself KINCOINS and try to auction it for say... 90k?
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,148 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Maybe you can call yourself KINCOINS and try to auction it for say... 90k? >>


    Lucie- that there is the "wounded eagle" variety. It is much scarcer than the KENNEDY OSWALD because it appears in living color...

    Don't let it go for under 250k
    JK Coin Photography - eBay Consignments | High Quality Photos | LOW Prices | 20% of Consignment Proceeds Go to Pancreatic Cancer Research
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    Exposure to heat. Probably stored in a Dansco album and left in a dealers trunk when it
    was 100 degrees out.


  • << <i>I would take it out of the holder and swee if you could get it off.

    Looks like mold. >>



    I could not wipe it off with the end of a Q-tip.

    I'm thinking about dipping it just to see what happens.

    Unless.............

    A forget it image

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Emoji
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file