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Moderator
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Just a thought, coated in varnish? Weight? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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 to the CCF Not heat. If you heated up a cent to the temperature needed to ripple the surface, the whole coin would melt. It would be black when it cools down. You could never get it back to the original color without polishing. Not like a clad coin where the layers react differently at different degrees, that's where you get bubbles between the layers. Don't know what it is, but as stated above maybe coated with something. Soak it in acetone, see if it changes. Edited by Cujohn
06/28/2023 4:04 pm
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New Member
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Coin weighs in at 3.05 on two scales. I am pretty sure there is not any residue on it. Dont have acetone. Did not know acetone can be used on coins. Good to know. How do I reply to individual members?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Kkoch, you won't be able to DM (email) members until you have 50 quality posts. But yes, pure acetone will dissolve grime from coins without affecting them. But make sure it's pure acetone - not nail polish remover.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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New Member
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I will try acetone and let you know results. Coin doesn't have any blemish marks like it was buffed or cleaned in any way. These marks have characteristics of very fine tooling with sharp detail which are not clear in my pictures. They are not visible without looking with eyepiece. It's a mystery.  Thanks |
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Hello again everyone. I have an update. I gave my coin an acetone bath and nothing has changed.
Any thoughts on how to figure out what these marks on coin are from?
What if I send it to P.C.G.S or other grading company. Not sure what I should do. Thanks
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Bedrock of the Community
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A few, close-in, large and sharp pics would be very helpful--one or two taken from a low angle. Perhaps we wait for the microscope.
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Is it plated? It looks very golden in the pictures.. waiting for silviosi to set us all straight
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Pillar of the Community
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@Kkoch.... My suggestion would be.... if you have coin dealers/shops in your area, bring it in & get a couple opinions. If it turns out your coin is just damaged, the money you save by not sending your coin to a TPG, you could buy something from one of their shops & it would be a win/win scenario. |
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No it is not plated.
I will send quality pictures when I can.
Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
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When you say a bath, does that mean you put acetone on it, or did you let it soak a few hours?
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm going g to say chemical exposure since the markings are on devices and field. Perhaps harsh cleaning.
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I'm going g to say chemical exposure since the markings are on devices and field. Perhaps harsh cleaning. yeah I have changed my tune on this, could be from a soft wire brass brushing in random directions.  "Help Silviosi"  |
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Pillar of the Community
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After looking at a bunch of cents, I'm going to switch to the glue group or simply a rough rolled planchet.
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New Member
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I am back. Wish I could post more often but I am out of town working what seems to be non stop. Anyways, I did soak for a few hours in acetone and nothing changed.
I would bring coin to coin Shop but there are none were I am located. I need to get better pictures that actually show the detail I see. Thanks for the advice.
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