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Valued Member
 United States
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It can't be removed from I think some type of plastic. It is sealed.
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Valued Member
United States
113 Posts |
No. There isn't any way anyone could clean it as it is sealed. It is old & the plastic does have scratches.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3463 Posts |
I mean can you post a picture of the whole coin and the holder. So we can see what the holder looks like.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4963 Posts |
It was probably cleaned before it was put in the holder. It (especially the obverse) does look like a cleaned coin.
This may be a circular holder known as a capsule, and if so it probably isn't sealed. Is there a seam that runs along the edge? They can usually be opened by inserting a knife into the seam.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1005 Posts |
Could have been cleaned and then encased in lucite or something similar.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Crack the coin out and then take pictures. When done put it in a Mylar flip or cardboard 2x2. If the plastic is old enough it may contain PVC which could be damaging the coin as well. My advice is crack it out using plyers or something.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36903 Posts |
Looks like it was cleaned before it was encapsulated. I agree with Imthealphaomega, get it out of that holder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3463 Posts |
It could be a Lucite paper weight or in a PCGS holder, who knows for sure?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Grab the hammer, have some fun.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18717 Posts |
the edges have what appears to be some damage possibly caused by being in a bezel. it may appear there is no seams but look closely there will be some way to separate the two sides...or as suggested a hammer is always in order.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
113 Posts |
It is amazing. Everyone has died & the Encased Coin is still in existence.lol I remember seeing it since the early 70's. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
I hope you crack it out cause if it's in decent shape it's worth a decent amount.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3463 Posts |
I can't take it any longer, can you show us a picture of the holder?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
968 Posts |
I have several coins that my mom received either in the late 60s or the 70s from the bank when she opened a savings account with them. I think it was common back then to get gifts for opening accounts. They were in sealed hard plastic cases. I didn't really understand it as a kid, but it is obvious to me now that the coins were harshly cleaned to make them nice and shiny. Now, 40+ years later those coins are still as shiny as ever!
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