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Question - Removing AT off a Morgan
Nickcap
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Morgan Everyman Set
Member, Society of Silver Dollar Collectors.
Looking for PCGS AU58+ 1901-P, 1896-O, & 1894-O
Member, Society of Silver Dollar Collectors.
Looking for PCGS AU58+ 1901-P, 1896-O, & 1894-O
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Depending on the quality of the solution in which you dip the coin and how long it is submerged, it may still be considered "market acceptable". Some dips can really improve surface quality and remove unsightly, unattractive, dark or heavy toning, but you have to know what you're doing. If you don't, the result will be a coin with washed-out, dull luster.
EDIT: By the way, I'm almost 100% this is old Whitman folder toning. We pulled a large collection of Silver dollars out folders that hadn't seen the light of day in decades and they had developed luster almost identical to this. Unfortunately, PCGS didn't grade half of 'em. I agree with Lance that the toning is likely "natural", but PCGS took the safest route in calling it "questionable".
too bad it didn't go through the sniffer. seems to me there is a small chance it may have passed.
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Added: That toning looks too heavy to me to remove safely with a dip. Cleaned coins sometimes tone that way in my experience.
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It'll end up blotchy and worse.
It's really a job for NCS as that date/MM is just too tough to mess around with this yourself.
Trust your gut: don't attempt to 'fix' this one without professional help.
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<< <i>"A good dip" will absolutely ruin that coin.
It'll end up blotchy and worse.
It's really a job for NCS as that date/MM is just too tough to mess around with this yourself.
Trust your gut: don't attempt to 'fix' this one without professional help. >>
I totally agree except for the NCS part.
That coin is toast and a dip would be disastrous. Even by a professional. Not that it isn't a disaster already but for sure, the coin would be worth less than melt.
The name is LEE!
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<< <i>"A good dip" will absolutely ruin that coin.
It'll end up blotchy and worse.
It's really a job for NCS as that date/MM is just too tough to mess around with this yourself.
Trust your gut: don't attempt to 'fix' this one without professional help. >>
I totally agree except for the NCS part.
That coin is toast and a dip would be disastrous. Even by a professional. Not that it isn't a disaster already but for sure, the coin would be worth less than melt. >>
1) Toning is natural, but yucky. Poor storage, not for deception. I think the coin will dip out. 80-CC's have great lustre and I see little chance of ED.
2) NCS totally unnecessary. This job can be done at home by a semi-beginner just as easily. Just rinse a couple of times afterwards.
3) Less than melt? LESS THAN MELT????? AU money is $250, VG money is $130.
4) As a practical matter, why experiment? The date is not worth slabbing unless it's going '65'. 63's are more common than VG's
Even if you get it at a decent price you can easily end up with a melt value slug.
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<< <i>"A good dip" will absolutely ruin that coin.
It'll end up blotchy and worse.
It's really a job for NCS as that date/MM is just too tough to mess around with this yourself.
Trust your gut: don't attempt to 'fix' this one without professional help. >>
I totally agree except for the NCS part.
That coin is toast and a dip would be disastrous. Even by a professional. Not that it isn't a disaster already but for sure, the coin would be worth less than melt. >>
1) Toning is natural, but yucky. Poor storage, not for deception. I think the coin will dip out. 80-CC's have great lustre and I see little chance of ED.
2) NCS totally unnecessary. This job can be done at home by a semi-beginner just as easily. Just rinse a couple of times afterwards.
3) Less than melt? LESS THAN MELT????? AU money is $250, VG money is $130.
4) As a practical matter, why experiment? The date is not worth slabbing unless it's going '65'. 63's are more common than VG's >>
OK. Not less then melt but the coin itself s ruined and as such is relegated to nothing more than a hole filler.
The name is LEE!
Don't dip it ! Crack it and wrap it !
<< <i> Not less then melt but the coin itself s ruined and as such is relegated to nothing more than a hole filler. >>
I'm sorry, but you said melt... nice try at backing off after you got some more info
Your idea of "ruined" is what a professional would call "dipped out" and is worth north of $200 as an "AU details" coin. I'd pay that in an instant, but that's cause I tend to put my money where my mouth is. So I' ve paid tuition (losses) to learn.
Insisting on ignorance is no crime, just gonna cost you money. And also lose it for anyone who listens to you on this subject.
BTW.... have you ever dipped an 80-CC dollar? Where do you get your info?