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Moderator
 United States
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If you use it,dip it as quickly as possible and rinse as quickly as possible. I also dilute it with distilled water to weaken the strength. Practice on junk coins for awhile. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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practice makes perfect..why do you think there are so many blast white 70+ year old coins in holders.. They were dipped in the day, and that was acceptable then.. also be careful when dipping some coins, as it will be so obvious, that the coin will get a details grade.. Light even toning, is the best bet to dip. If you have splotchy toning, or wear spots in the toning, it will reveal worse, than had you not dipped..
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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So that's where the blast white comes from? I dipped them for less than 5 seconds. Then rinse in soapy water, then rinse under running water. I would not do this for a coin that was not in or going to my silver stack. I was just curious as the coin dealer tells me it's ok to use this stuff on coins. Kinda figured coins of value would not be a good idea.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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eZest is an acid dip that removes toning. It removes a fine layer of metal each time the coin is dipped. If you dipped some silver dollars, there will be fine specs of silver noticeable in the blue liquid. Coins below a high AU grade should not be dipped in eZest as the coin will look dipped/cleaned. Keep the circulated coins out of the dip. eZest can do wonders for an uncirculated Morgan that has ugly toning.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Don't know why so many just have to try to clean coins. And so many products on the market to help them too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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eZest can do wonders for an uncirculated Morgan that has ugly toning. And with that comment, I say dip every coin that has toning. I dislike toning very much, but to each his own. The one I dipped, went from fugly artificial tone to nice coin in a matter of seconds. It still went into my melt bag. |
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United States
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Again, this coin is now in a melt bag. First set of pics are non-cleaned with horrible toning. Second set after quick dip in e-z-est. It removed the toning but you can still barely see the grill marks on the reverse. Again, I would not do this to a coin that had any collect-ability. Yes, I do get the consensus of *do not clean*. 1st:   2nd, cleaned:   Edited by NDBirdman
02/12/2019 11:29 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ok, now as a teaching tool, tell/show me how you can tell this coin was cleaned. Could this coin pass as non-cleaned as the dealer told me it would, or is it forever in a melt bag? Does this now ban me from the collecting realm as I cleaned a coin? Remember, teaching tool.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You can tell it has been cleaned because it now has a flat "dead" look to it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see what you mean. I was expecting to see pitting or something. It's not totally dead, it's worth melt price so it's still a win for me. Thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If any silver coin is melt value only, I see nothing wrong with cleaning it, by whatever method.
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Valued Member
United States
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Sei - I agree.
In this case, the cleaning is clearly an improvement over the original state. I think he can get slightly above melt for this coin on the bay.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think he can get slightly above melt for this coin on the bay. I've thought about selling a few I have that I believe would bring a little bit over melt. I have not sold any there, don't know If I will. By the time e-bay gets their cut, paypal gets their cut, on a cheap coin, my train of thinking in the end I get less the melt. That's why I have a few rolls of melt value morgans/halfs/quarters/dimes. I'll ask this on that subject then. If I get $15, $20, $30 on a coin, how much would I lose in commission to those folks? |
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United States
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I'm assuming you do not have a sellers account on ebay and as such, you will be charged a 10% fee on the sale of the item + shipping, and another roughly 3% by paypal (assuming a US buyer, for international buyers, paypal charges about 5%). So your ballpark fee cost is about 13% which is $3.9 on a $30 coin. I'd charge buyers shipping cost as those will completely destroy your entire margin if you do not. |
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United States
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Thanks for the reply. I don't have a sellers account there. I'm thinking with that charge and the hassle of selling only a couple inexpensive coins, I'll just put them in the silver stack. I put one on here in classifieds and none seem to be interested so I may just hang on to what I've got, my silver stack/bag is starting to grow nicely. I'm sure glad this is just a hobby for me. :-)
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