Will it grade with a little acetone ?

Smittys

More luster than shows in pics
does not look flat in color

magikbilly

Hi,

Is that "S" normal?

Eric

BaseballAbs

Question is will the acetone kill the luster, if so that leave it alone i say. Maybe it will grade without the acetone.

I'm not a doctor though

magikbilly

I am thinking fake.

Eric

AUandAG

Acetone evaporates leaving no residue. Should not affect the grade whatsoever.

bob

Tilted right and high mint mark is real.

magikbilly

<< <i>Acetone evaporates leaving no residue. Should not affect the grade whatsoever.

bob

Tilted right and high mint mark is real. >>



Thanks! from CoinFacts "Randy Campbell relates having seen over twenty rolls of Prooflike 1895-S Silver Dollars at the 1977 American Numismatic Association Convention in Atlanta, Georgia!" - wow!

Eric

BaseballAbs

<< <i>Acetone evaporates leaving no residue. Should not affect the grade whatsoever.

bob

Tilted right and high mint mark is real. >>



The doctor has spoken just kidding!

guitarwes

I wouldn't worry about luster with the acetone. What I would worry about would (possibly) be the dark spots left after the surface gunk is removed. Acetone wouldn't hurt it, as some damage may already be done.

You could always send it to NCS.

DorkGirl

Acetone sure won't hurt it.

PCcoins

Acetone will not affect luster, toning, or the grade of a silver coin. Now it can react differently with copper. Copper is a reactive metal in general, but I've soaked Lincoln's in acetone to help remove residue, and it had adverse affects on the colorful toning of the coin. I did soak the coin for a day or longer, and it did help remove the dark spots and residue on the coin but affected the toning and eye appeal on the coin as well. But this isn't always the case with copper because I've soaked many other colorful examples before with no negative affects.

I've never had silver or nickel coins react negatively with acetone, even after soaking coins for days at a time.

foundinrolls

Here's my concern. I recently viewed a large group of Chinese counterfeits. Morgans of various dates and mint marks looked identical in wear patterns and each was coated in a black material in an attempt to mask the fact that they were fakes. Each coin , coated in black, was identical in how the details showed through the black. A close examination proved the coins to be fake.

I would be worried that this coin, with questionable surfaces and appearance may be fake, may have had that same black coating applied as had been on the chinese fakes and then had much of the black surface removed. The depth of the eye as well as some of the other details bother me.

The coin may be good but my confidence in its authenticity is on the lower side of the scale.

Thanks,
Bill

messydesk

Tilted S mint mark is VAM 2 reverse. I'd reach for the acetone on this one.

ColonelJessup

An upstate NY collector (moved to FL?) named Bill Lauer was a monomaniacal collector of 95-S's. I remember him having a half-showcase (100+ easily) of that date at a few shows in the late 80's. He could care less about slabbing. Randy's story wouldn't surprise me at all. Perhaps more rare in XF than 63.

The coin pictured won't be harmed by acetone, but looks to me like it's ED. Can't be hurt by a dipping if I'm wrong and it's just ugly toning. Considering its value it's certainly worth sending in more that once.

coindeuce

I met Bill Lauer a couple times. He used to like to drive up to Syracuse from his Ithaca home to walk the floor at the Syracuse show, and taunt the dealers with his dollars, all in good fun though. He did submit quite a few dollars to ANACS when they were still in Columbus, Ohio and he was cashing out most of them.

ricko

Looks authentic, acetone will not harm the coin. May not help it either.....Cheers, RickO

lkeigwin

<< <i>Looks authentic, acetone will not harm the coin. May not help it either.....Cheers, RickO >>

Doesn't look like organic grime so I wouldn't be surprised if acetone did nothing. Looks more like staining.
Lance.