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Liberty Head One Dollar

Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭
edited July 19, 2019 4:08PM in U.S. Coin Forum

How bout this beauty?

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  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭


  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    Better lighting!

  • ilmcoinsilmcoins Posts: 525 ✭✭✭✭

    Nice morgan

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,461 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, it's cleaned.

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    It had some dark around the edge. I used a silver polishing cloth to remove them and went over front and back once lightly. No polish or chemicals used.

  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 5,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 19, 2019 10:43PM

    @Conita1218 said:
    It had some dark around the edge. I used a silver polishing cloth to remove them and went over front and back once lightly. No polish or chemicals used.

    This is what collectors might call a "light cleaning".
    The problem is that it can put small scratch marks on the coin's surface, which can be distracting.
    It will usually reduce the value of the coin as a result.

    So usually the first advice given to new collectors is "don't clean your coins".
    Even lightly with a cloth.
    I don't think the value was reduced by too much for this particular coin,
    but it's a general principle that is good advice.

    There have been some sad cases where inheritors used silver polish on coins and destroyed much of the value.

    In some cases there are "contaminants" or "active PVC corrosion" (a blue spot) on a coin, and this can be solved in a nondestructive way by dipping the coin in acetone. It gets tricky, so it's best to read up on this first.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,390 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No matter how harmless it may seem to a new collector, never clean a coin.

    In the rare case that it is warranted, such as to remove harmful contaminants, people can assist with specific advice.

  • skier07skier07 Posts: 4,346 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 19, 2019 8:36PM

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  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    I was aware not to clean it but not that a soft cloth would have any real effect. Thank you .

  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,337 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 20, 2019 9:31PM

    @Conita1218 said:
    I was aware not to clean it but not that a soft cloth would have any real effect. Thank you .

    Guilty as charged!
    I have done the same thing in the past...….PAST mind you!
    I think it's a right of passage to try and breath new life into a dying coin , you have a "get out of jail free" card Conita!

  • lonn47lonn47 Posts: 236 ✭✭✭

    now we know not to clean any coin. thanks

  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Touching it up was a mistake. It is a common $25 coin so the deed wasn't dreadful and a good lesson was learned.
    Lance.

    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,722 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Could've been worse, thankfully that's not a little "S" on the reverse.
    If you need context, the 1884-S is one of the most difficult Morgans to find in uncirculated grades, the 1884-O is one of the most common.
    No real harm done here. We've all screwed up a coin or several.

    Collector, occasional seller

  • HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice Morgan. Put the cloth away and hold by the edges.

    Thanks for showing.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Conita1218 said:
    I was aware not to clean it but not that a soft cloth would have any real effect. Thank you .

    At a minimum wiping it with a cloth will leave tiny scratches visible when you rotate it in hand under magnification (sometimes without). Those are called hairlines. The good news is that this coin was a common date the loss is very minimal.

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭
    edited July 20, 2019 5:33AM

    The one I cleaned and the 3 I didn't

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Conita1218....Welcome aboard.... As stated above, any cleaning will reduce or eliminate a coins collector value...In this case, you have lost very little due to the particular coin....There are many threads here regarding various methods for removing surface contaminants...read them for further learning. Cheers, RickO

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭


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  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭
    edited July 20, 2019 5:57AM

    What do you think about this lovely ?

  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry, but it is common date with lots of small nicks, which is damage. Wish I could say something better, but that's reality.

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • jedmjedm Posts: 3,162 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 20, 2019 6:03AM

    Regarding the pic of the cleaned and the uncleaned, call us all weirdos but I'm sure most of us here will agree that we prefer the three uncleaned ones. I like the design of the Peace dollars - even more than the earlier "Morgan" dollars- what do you think?
    By the way welcome to the forum!

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    Thank you. I love the older coins. The Peace dollar is beautiful to me too. I am an artist and I love great details!

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @Oldhoopster said:
    Sorry, but it is common date with lots of small nicks, which is damage. Wish I could say something better, but that's reality.

    I get that but still the beauty of a coin 93 years old is still a thrill to me!

  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome! The Morgan and Peace dollars are beautiful coins with a huge collector base ... so a lot of others share your affinity for these coins. Hang around here a while and join the conversations. Ask a lot of questions and be open to the answers ... even if the answers may seem a bit abrupt at times. Your artistic background on the Board will add to the dialog.

    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
  • HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good solid pieces of old Ag.

  • BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you are going to post photos, two things...

    /1/ Take the coin SQUARE on - don't tilt it. When you tilt it, the camera puts only a small slice actually in focus
    /2/ Better, even lighting across the coin - shadows are no-no

    -----Burton
    ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")
  • BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Coin people are weird - we blow photos up as much as we can to see the smallest of details... Here's a star, from the right side, below the M in UNUM

    (that's a screen grab to show you what I see) (below are small sections, full size from your image)


    -----Burton
    ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")
  • drei3reedrei3ree Posts: 3,430 ✭✭✭✭

    Conita1218 is having lots of fun with here... ;)

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    Yes and learning

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,714 ✭✭✭✭✭

    to the boards.

    My YouTube Channel

  • KudbegudKudbegud Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BStrauss3 said:
    If you are going to post photos, two things...

    /1/ Take the coin SQUARE on - don't tilt it. When you tilt it, the camera puts only a small slice actually in focus
    /2/ Better, even lighting across the coin - shadows are no-no

    Both good suggestions. One more - learn your cropping tool. It will focus you photo on the coin by eliminating extraneous distracting "stuff" other than the coin. This will also make the photo smaller in physical size which will fit the post better.

    As far a cleaning, do a search for "Acetone" and be prepared for lots of threads covering safety and effectiveness.

    Make sure it's pure Acetone from the hardware store and not Fingernail Polish Remover. Use a small glass bowl with a lid. Soaking for a while is OK. Handle with plastic or nylon tongs by the edges only. Rinse in distilled water. Lay on a clean white T-Shirt to dry. NEVER rub, lightly pat if you must. A hair drier can speed this up and reduce any water spots. Change the Acetone and distilled water frequently.

    Because of it's use in Meth production you may have to show ID when buying a pint can of Acetone. I pint is plenty, you can always get more. Don't get a 5 gallon bucket unless you want a visit from the DEA. That kind excitement you don't need.

    And welcome aboard.


  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    Thank you!!

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @Oldhoopster said:
    Sorry, but it is common date with lots of small nicks, which is damage. Wish I could say something better, but that's reality.

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    Thoughts? > @Conita1218 said:

    @Oldhoopster said:
    Sorry, but it is common date with lots of small nicks, which is damage. Wish I could say something better, but that's reality.

  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 5,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 22, 2019 3:01PM

    Cool - I like the extra Walking Liberty halves in the Franklin folder.
    My grandfather's collection had a few commemorative and liberty seated halves in one of the Barber folders.
    A lot easier to use than 2x2 holders, although you can't see the other side easily.

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    Thank you. Too many to picture each

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @astrorat said:
    Welcome! The Morgan and Peace dollars are beautiful coins with a huge collector base ... so a lot of others share your affinity for these coins. Hang around here a while and join the conversations. Ask a lot of questions and be open to the answers ... even if the answers may seem a bit abrupt at times. Your artistic background on the Board will add to the dialog.

    Thank you

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the boards... and from the looks of things, to numismatics!

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

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  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @lkenefic said:
    Welcome to the boards... and from the looks of things, to numismatics!

    Thanks much

  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @asheland said:
    to the boards.

    Thanks much

  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 3,053 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The 1938 half dollar is a better date if it has a small "D" on the back, located near the rim in the 7 o'clock position. You may see "D"s and "S"s on the backs of some of the others, in the same position. These signify coins produced at the Denver or San Francisco mints. No mint mark means it was made in Philadelphia.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @sellitstore said:
    The 1938 half dollar is a better date if it has a small "D" on the back, located near the rim in the 7 o'clock position. You may see "D"s and "S"s on the backs of some of the others, in the same position. These signify coins produced at the Denver or San Francisco mints. No mint mark means it was made in Philadelphia.

    Thank you. Pretty familiar with mint marks. Waiting on August W mark. The hunt is on! Lol

  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 3,053 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes, the "W" quarters have me checking my change closely but no luck yet.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
  • Conita1218Conita1218 Posts: 140 ✭✭✭

    @sellitstore said:
    Yes, the "W" quarters have me checking my change closely but no luck yet.

    August release San Antonio. Cant wait to see that one!

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