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Ugly peace dollar: Anything I can do to strip this corrosion?

WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited October 12, 2025 6:29PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Crack it out and use Ezest or MS70, or both? Or just chuck it into the melt bucket?

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    TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Or sell it as is...

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    moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TurtleCat said:
    Or sell it as is...

    On ebay, with a slightly blurry picture... some people only buying the slab anyway... :smirk:

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    cladkingcladking Posts: 29,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like someone already tried.

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    nwcoastnwcoast Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 4, 2021 9:44AM

    It’s too good for that melt bucket! ;-)
    Branch mint Peace in that grade are desirable.
    EBay- as others suggested.
    Some will likely appreciate that original skin.
    I’m not sure how that darker stuff would come off with a dip.
    Ant thoughts @Ricko ?

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    ShadyDaveShadyDave Posts: 2,217 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lol, I'll do you a favor and buy it as is from you. I'll save you the trouble of trying to improve it. You're welcome. o:)

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    BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You could just send it to me and I'll dispose of it for you! :*

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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Been trying to take good pictures of her for years. Still not there. But I'm getting close :)

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    Steven59Steven59 Posts: 11,022 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 4, 2021 11:06AM

    With that little bit of colorful toning I'm sure the eBay crowd would go nuts over it! :)
    Then you can buy one to your liking.

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    JJMJJM Posts: 8,128 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i like it

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    gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Unwanted Peace dollars accepted here.

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    CryptoCrypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Put it on Ebay and at a 249$ starting bid and let the suckers bid it up. The overly reactive state it was slabbed after dipping may or may not be done but there are people so desperate for color on Peace dollars (esp in older holders) there is a market for that coin at a premium. Is it worth a premium? Is any coin really?

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    ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ve got way uglier coins I’m proud to own.

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    ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 7,100 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's ugly?

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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 12, 2025 6:29PM

    Thanks to you guys who have sent me offers (it's not for sale).
    And yes: I was kidding. For those who don't know, attractively toned peace dollars are incredibly rare. I think @airplanenut has one? And I've seen literally 3 or 4 others posted on this forum in the last decade.

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    vplite99vplite99 Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin - please don't touch it.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I am sure it could be conserved without harm... Well, except for what may be beneath the gunk. Let professionals do it.... if you choose to do something. Cheers, RickO

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,466 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice! And a tougher date, too! B)

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    Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,916 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You crazy? The eBay crowd would go totally bonkers over that Peace dollar!

    Dave

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    anablepanablep Posts: 5,204 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin! Nice holder too!

    Always looking for attractive rim toned Morgan and Peace dollars in PCGS or (older) ANA/ANACS holders!

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 41,431 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sarcasm is dead

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    ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 7,100 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Weiss said:
    Thanks to you guys who have sent me offers.
    Yes, I was kidding. For those who don't know: Attractively toned peace dollars are incredibly rare. I think @airplanenut has one? And I've seen literally 3 or 4 others posted on this forum in the last decade.

    Good, I thought you had lost your mind there for a while.

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    BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,933 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Apparently, the humor is lost on some. ;) Fun to read some of the responses. @Weiss knows exactly what he has. :)

    I've seen several attractively toned Peace dollars and plenty more that look like they've had help. The color on this one is uncommon and puts it in possible unicorn territory. The splotchy toning isn't so appealing, but it's easy enough to ignore.

    I'm trying to decide if it could be crossed to NGC or PCGS. I think it has a chance, but I wouldn't be so surprised to see it come back as questionable toning. What does the reverse look like?

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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 12, 2025 6:29PM

    @BryceM said:

    I'm trying to decide if it could be crossed to NGC or PCGS. I think it has a chance, but I wouldn't be so surprised to see it come back as questionable toning. What does the reverse look like?

    I hear what you're saying. But I've owned this one since 2007, so I know the color is legit going back at least 14 or 15 years. And the slab is part of its charm. Losing that in exchange for a new slab isn't worth the risk--for now.

    Here's the reverse. Same mottled splotchy over lustrous white with one thumb-print sized rainbow of the same pastels between 4:00 and 5:00:

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    gtstanggtstang Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it better in the old anacs slab than I would in a new pcgs slab.
    I have seen similar looks in old green pci slabs.
    Great looking Peace$!

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    RampageRampage Posts: 9,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is a good looking coin. Leave it as is. Buy one already in a PCGS holder, because someone else would rather have the one you have posted.

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    BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,933 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool. The reverse seems consistent with the rest of it..... and if you're not planning on selling, I agree, keep it where it is.

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    vulcanizevulcanize Posts: 1,417 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would send it in to PCGS for crossover and see what grade it gets and then onwards to CAC :D

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    nwcoastnwcoast Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well you got ME!
    Good one! :-)

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,466 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Let’s dip mine while we’re at it. :D

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    Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @asheland said:
    Let’s dip mine while we’re at it. :D

    Can’t. This is a peace dollar thread 😂🙀😉

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,466 ✭✭✭✭✭

    :D

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd leave it.

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    hammer1hammer1 Posts: 3,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Leave it in the collection plate at your church.

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