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New Member
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Tissue test? Is that safe?  |
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Have you tried the "tissue test?"  |
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New Member
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I live in podunk Millbrook, Alabama. There aren't any knowledgeable coin collectors here.
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Cass, Click on tissue test. Totally safe.Post a pic with the tissue. John1  Edited by John1
08/22/2017 08:34 am
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If you are unsure of what you have, I would take it to a local coin shop where you live and see what they say before I sent it in to be graded. The vast vast majority of people working in coin shops would not know about this particular variety. The main thing when it comes to coins is don't do any test that might alter the condition of the coin. |
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Those reverse pictures hurt my soul. Ugh. We need pictures of the coin's edge. Testing thus far has seriously hurt the value of this coin, if it is indeed an off-metal error.  |
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Not sure if I did this right. I placed it next to a nickel..  Edited by Cass1260
08/22/2017 11:33 am
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New Member
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You're right. I shouldn't have put chlorine on it but I really didn't know any better. Most of the tarnish came off.
Not putting anything else on it!
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Bedrock of the Community
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The tissue test results look interesting. Enough so that a specific gravity test should be run. That would be definitive. If it IS a 40% silver half, your chlorine test and subsequent cleaning off of the tarnish has already reduced it's value by probably 50%. |
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Really? Hindsight is 20/20. What is a gravity test?
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New Member
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Never mind. I googled it. I'm just going to have to take it to someone to look at. I can't find anyone in my area-the closest coin shop is two hours away. I'll let you all know what they say.
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This thread is really disturbing that chemicals are being put on a possible collectable coin. There is a XRF gun that is used to determin silver content that does no harm to the coin in any way. Often at coin show someone will have a XRF for use on possible counterfiet coins. The X Ray Flouresent - (XRF) can provide measurements of gold and silver and these tests take only seconds and leave no marks.
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She said she put Chlorine on it and it Tarnished Immediately, don't think it will help the Grade unless she might be able to remove the Tarnish with some Acetone
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Live and learn.
Youtube can be good and bad reference, either way hoping that you do have a gem.
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