Q: If I bust a slabbed ASE outta
percyb
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If I bust a slabbed ASE that has spots outta the holder, will I be able to wipe the spots off?
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Try dipping the coin. Wiping it will give it hairlines and be rather detrimental to the grade.
If it's in a PCGS slab you are better off sending it for grade guarantee. They will at least help recover part of your cost if the spots are bad enough.
<< <i>No. Cheers, RickO >>
So once spotted, always spotted you're saying?
<< <i>Proof or Unc?
Try dipping the coin. Wiping it will give it hairlines and be rather detrimental to the grade. >>
Unc. 67s and 68s I see for sale on the BST board. I'd buy them if I thought I could bust em out and just keep em raw. I think they're posted on the Under $50 link in BST on page 5. But there are no photos.
If not, once you bust 'em you can dip them in acetone and they should stay spot free.
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<< <i>Just ask if they're spotted.
If not, once you bust 'em you can dip them in acetone and they should stay spot free. >>
They are spotted...as advertised.
<< <i>Just ask if they're spotted.
If not, once you bust 'em you can dip them in acetone and they should stay spot free. >>
No dice. It's my understanding (and please feel free to correct me) that milk spots are a result of a chemical residue being struck onto the coin during minting and you're not able to remove them with acetone.
<< <i>Why even consider spotted ASEs? It's not as if they're scarce
True. Someone has 4-5 for sale and I thought it'd be easy to make one purchase rather than separate ones. But I'd only do that if I could get the spots off. And you're right. Plenty of ASEs out there to select from.
Since you know the coins are spotted and not the plastic, you should probably contact the slabbing company. It will end up costing you more than the plastic, coin, postage, insurance but you'll maybe end up with a coin without spots.
<< <i>How about some clothing SPOT remover? Instead of breaking the coin out, try a butane torch. Possibly the melting plastic will drip off and take the spots with them. Of course you could always spot all your other coins and tell people you have a rare spotted coin collection.
Since you know the coins are spotted and not the plastic, you should probably contact the slabbing company. It will end up costing you more than the plastic, coin, postage, insurance but you'll maybe end up with a coin without spots. >>
I like your line of reasoning!!