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UGLY gray/brown morgan..any ideas

shadowvetteshadowvette Posts: 20
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Got this for a cheap price but was wondering if there is an way to get rid of some of the ugly dark gray/brown off of it. Nice looking except for the color. Also any ideas on the grade...has a few nasty nicks on the back rim but other wise looks good. Thanks All

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    DeadhorseDeadhorse Posts: 3,720 ✭
    Oh, it will clean up some, but those rim dings are gonna kill it.

    Acetone should be your first choice and see what it looks like after a bath.

    After that, if it's still ugly, then a quick dip in EZest will brighten it some.

    It may not have any lustre left and it's certainly a problem coin.

    I hope it was a cheap price you got it for.
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    John Marnard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920, page 235ff
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I kind of like it the way it is. I also don't think there's any way to remove that toning without making the coin look drab, dipped out, and ugly.

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    DeadhorseDeadhorse Posts: 3,720 ✭


    << <i>I kind of like it the way it is. I also don't think there's any way to remove that toning without making the coin look drab, dipped out, and ugly.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    Yeah, I agree Russ.

    That's why I suggested acetone first. That will leave the toning and remove any crap, dinge, etc.

    Still, with that rim damage, it's not going to be worth much either way.

    "Lenin is certainly right. There is no subtler or more severe means of overturning the existing basis of society(destroy capitalism) than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and it does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose."
    John Marnard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920, page 235ff
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    markglickermarkglicker Posts: 1,486 ✭
    All in all, not a bad looking coin. It will be tough to improve it.
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    MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    I would leave it the way it is- you're not going to have much value there, due to the harsh rim dings on the reverse- if you clean it, you'll have a rim damaged coin that looks cleaned.......
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    tsacchtsacch Posts: 2,929 ✭✭✭
    I would leave it as is. Dont dip it. acetone and then MS70 it, dont use acidic dip, just a stron soap like ms70 is enough, followed by water rinse and blot dry with clean cotton cloth, air off lint.
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    newportnewport Posts: 256
    Looks fine.....keep it just the way it is.
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,694 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are plenty of nice examples of that date around. Why mess with junk?
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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
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    shadowvetteshadowvette Posts: 20
    for 23 bucks i thought i would give it a shot...worst i can do is booger it up so it looks worse...but thanks for all the ideas :-)
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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,694 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For that $$$ I would try the acetone and if that doesn't work leave it as it is.
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