Cooking my Morgan

davewang202

I was set up to take some pictures under a binocular microscope, and the phone rang. I went to answer the phone and it was from Citibank. I sat down to talk to them for about 20 minutes and stayed in front of the computer to answer emails for another 10 minutes. I forgot I left the lamps on on the setup. When I went back, the Morgan dollar in the PCGS holder was too hot to touch and it looks like I melted the inserts inside. The holder itself seems no worse for the wear. It didn't get that hot, but I hope the coin will be alright now that the insert seems to be melted around it. It's not too bad one way or the other. The coin is at most $100~$150, and the amusement value to me is greater than the coin value.

So.... Don't leave your coins under some hot lamps.... It'll melt the inserts....

I wonder what PCGS will think if I sent the coin to be re-holdered and they crack out the slab and the coin has the plastic insert melted around it.

Is that stuff easy to get off? Anyone know?

nwcs

Are you sure it melted? If it did, it probably re-formed when cooled and would probably pop off.