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1902-S Morgan Dollar Found in Bank Roll Need Help Please as to condition
Christos
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This is a friends coin and his images from his Iphone. They are not that good for luster etc because of lighting but he said he can see cartwheels. The issue is the black tarnish, The coin spent a full 24+ hrs in acetone with no affect. This being a key date what are some of the options for restoration. He is not that familiar with the safe process for dipping and I do not have the coin in hand. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I also know this has the double olives on the reverse but with the dark tarnish I have not been able to say for certain what the VAM is , there are not many listed for this date and you never know we might find a new one.
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without all that black swamp crud things could get worse
My other thought was to do a soak in olive oil because it is just slightly acidic and see if that stuff comes loose. I do have a silver dip that has only had silver in it, in fact if I put copper in it the surface of the copper will attract a very light layer of the silver. I have use this to in essence replate some non numismatic items.
Environmental damage and no fixing it. Also, unless your images are whacked, something is wrong with the shape of that sucker!
<< <i>Environmental damage and no fixing it. Also, unless your images are whacked, something is wrong with the shape of that sucker! >>
As I stated the images are not mine and are taken with an Iphone. I know lighting is off and the image is at an angle. I do not have the coin in hand so am unable to say anything about weight look etc.
<< <i>MS details, env damage. Nothing will salvage that. Too bad. >>
Should this turn out to be a real Morgan it is still a cool find. It was in a roll of Morgans at a pawn shop.
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AU+ details, but as others have said, the black stuff ain't coming off. It's a great coin for a hole filler until a nicer specimen comes along, and a great find for a bank roll (assuming it wasn't one of those eBay scam rolls). When sold, you won't get full AU money for it, but it's still a semi-key date.
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<< <i>IMO that might be a good candidate for professional restoration. >>
<< <i>EF-AU sharpness, but environmental damage. I don't think the coin can be fixed because the problems are more than skin deep. It might be one of those "Oh wows!!!" for a beginning collector who are going through a silver dollar junk box, but it's really just a filler for the date. >>