<< <i>THE 1895 IS STAINED! NO QUESTION! BUT IT IS IN A PCGS HOLDER AND IS GRADED MS 62. I CAN SELL THIS COIN RIGHT NOW FOR MORE THAN I PAYED FOR IT COPPER SPOTS OR NOT. iT IS AN ORIGINAL COIN AND THE COPPER SPOTS PROVE IT. NO WAY WOULD I DIP THIS PIECE!!!! >>
I like the 1895!! Very cool!
And the 1928 is superb, and the spots add to the coin's originality and give it character. Dipping either coin would be a numismatic "crime".
My experience is that dipping does not remove copper spots from gold. They may be lightened but they are still there and still visible. From what I have read, the only way to remove copper spots from gold is to lightly go over the spots with one of those small hand-held torches which will effectively remove the spots without any damage to the gold. I've never tried this myself so be very cautious if you try it yourself. I have heard that this is the method used by NCS to remove copper spots from gold. Can't be verified because the methods used by NCS are trade secrets and they won't reveal them which is understandable.
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I have got to say , Every time I read this forum I laugh my ass off!!! Thanks to all of you guys! Like the copper spots or not it's but a lot of fun...Joe
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My experiences with the removal of copper stains have not been good. The usual pattern that I have observed is that a company like NCS dips them away. They disappear for a while, perhaps a year or so, but then they surface again. The reason is the copper stain goes deeper than just the surface of the coin. They go below the surface and gradually reform as the air hits the exposed metal. The sad part is that you can buy a gold coin that appears to be okay, only to have it turn on you later. And the sadder part is, you can't always spot the coins that have been trreated.
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<< <i>THE 1895 IS STAINED! NO QUESTION! BUT IT IS IN A PCGS HOLDER AND IS GRADED MS 62. I CAN SELL THIS COIN RIGHT NOW FOR MORE THAN I PAYED FOR IT COPPER SPOTS OR NOT. iT IS AN ORIGINAL COIN AND THE COPPER SPOTS PROVE IT. NO WAY WOULD I DIP THIS PIECE!!!! >>
I like the 1895!! Very cool!
And the 1928 is superb, and the spots add to the coin's originality and give it character. Dipping either coin would be a numismatic "crime".
<< <i>Liberty has Ebola and is bleeding from her orifices. I cannot watch. It is painful to see. >>
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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Edited: Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 9:26 AM by Broadstruck
Now that is very cool~ The bleeding eyeball deal!!! That made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!