SC Numismatic Annual Coin Show Report
Mowgli
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I went to the South Carolina Annual coin show in Greenville, SC today. It was okay with regard to the venue and the number of dealers. As always there were a lot of raw coins but I saw way less homemade/third tier plastic than I've seen before. There were a number of completed Dansco, Whitmans and Capital sets for sale. A lot of them were nice sets. I felt bad for the dealers who ordered out (over 40 of them did) but their lunches did't show up until fter 2 PM.
I needed three Barber halves to complete my set and decided the best way to find the coins was to ask the dealers if they had any AU Barber halves first, before I asked about specific dates. Every one of them said that I was not going to find any AU Barbers and they were right. Nada, Zilch.
I had one extended conversation with a dealer about dipping coins. He though it was no big deal and commented that at this year's FUN show one dealer (whose name he told me but my lips are sealed) bought and dipped 1500 - (yes, fifteen hundred) coins while they were at the FUN show. He commented that he acetone cleaned 30 coins which were green and got 22 in PCGS holders - I think he was surprised that all of them didn't slabbed. Hey, it was an interesting conversation and enlightening for one who has never altered a coin in his life.
I saw a 1935 dollar signed by the Three Stooges and others. There were some rare coins there but outside my current interests. ICG had a booth there.
I didn't see a lot of buying but a few dealers were making some small sales. Admittedly, Friday might not be the best day for sales. Except for getting lost twice the trip wasn't bad from Asheville.
Bottom line was that I enjoyed myself, traffic at the show was light, lots of stuff to look at and there were plenty of Morgans. Peace, gold and 20th century stuff to look at.
I needed three Barber halves to complete my set and decided the best way to find the coins was to ask the dealers if they had any AU Barber halves first, before I asked about specific dates. Every one of them said that I was not going to find any AU Barbers and they were right. Nada, Zilch.
I had one extended conversation with a dealer about dipping coins. He though it was no big deal and commented that at this year's FUN show one dealer (whose name he told me but my lips are sealed) bought and dipped 1500 - (yes, fifteen hundred) coins while they were at the FUN show. He commented that he acetone cleaned 30 coins which were green and got 22 in PCGS holders - I think he was surprised that all of them didn't slabbed. Hey, it was an interesting conversation and enlightening for one who has never altered a coin in his life.
I saw a 1935 dollar signed by the Three Stooges and others. There were some rare coins there but outside my current interests. ICG had a booth there.
I didn't see a lot of buying but a few dealers were making some small sales. Admittedly, Friday might not be the best day for sales. Except for getting lost twice the trip wasn't bad from Asheville.
Bottom line was that I enjoyed myself, traffic at the show was light, lots of stuff to look at and there were plenty of Morgans. Peace, gold and 20th century stuff to look at.
In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.
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As I understand it, it's very common (and encouraged) to use acetone to get rid of PVC "slime" on a coin. If you're lucky, the coin hasn't been damaged by the PVC and if nothing else is wrong with the coin, it should slab.
The term "dipping" usually refers to exposing a coin to an acidic solution, not to acetone. The acidic solution affects the metal of the coin, while acetone only affects organic substances, not metal.
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