A little advice please

BankerJeff

I don't post often but read the boards almost every day - my wife's grandfather got me into coin collecting - he recently passed away and I am helping to catalog and prepare the coins for sale. He had a complete - date and mint mark - set of morgan dollars - but they have been stored improperly and have pvc damage - i have scanned one of the less expensive coins to show here. Anyway - I am seeking advice as to how to proceed. I expect that I should soak the coins in acetone overnight and let them air dry - then package up the better dates/mint marks and send off for grading. Just want to run it by this board so that I don't do something stupid. Any comments are appreciated.

Jeff

stev32k

I don't think I would do that to circulated coins without trying it on one or two cheap coins first. In my experience acetone will turn the natural dark toning a gold color. Uncirculated or proof coins come out pretty good after soaking, but circulated coins look like they have been cleaned.

EJB

I wouldn't touch them, you make a mistake and it will come back and bite ya. People who deal in Morgans Like PCGS are sharp, they rarely make mistakes...

vega1

You might approach NCS for help.

link to NCS

edited to fix bad sPelLnG

mozin

I have used acetone baths on hundreds of early circulated coins and never noticed a problem afterwards. Anything that could possibly been in PVC went for a bath. I started doing this many years ago when the ANA suggested the procedure.

I use a small clear glass bowl that is smooth throughout, no flat bottom grooves. Lay out a 100% cotton towel or diaper, set the bowl on the towel, fill the bowl partially with acetone. Now gently place a coin into the acetone for a few seconds, flip it over for good measure, remove the coin and place it on the towel. Gently repeatedly flip the coin on the towel and then let the coin rest and finish by air drying. On coins with a lot of green I sometimes soaked for minutes but I am not sure it was any better than only a few seconds. I just use my bare fingers and when finished with the baths simply moisturize my hands.

If you want to start the coin toning evenly this acetone bath should give a fairly good starting condition for the coin surface. Drop the coin into a kraft coin envelope and forget about it, for months, for years.

100proof1957

If what you say is true,you have a 93 S and a 95 P.

Sure you can dip the common stuff,just make sure you know what common is !

Ask a ton of questions here before you proceed !