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Valued Member
Poland
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Hello. Here is my new coin in collection:) I bought it for 38$ with shaking hands:) I was a little worried that I overpaid, but I hope, however, it was a good price. What do you think about this Barber dime? Obverse is in my opinion VG10 with very weak LIBERTY, reverse is hmm F15?   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Israel
2420 Posts |
Very nice dime. VG10 and F12, but I'll give it the F12 overall  . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
Guvno! That is a great example of a difficult coin to acquire.
I am comfortable with a VG-10.
No, you did NOT overpay.
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Valued Member
 Poland
263 Posts |
What mean "guvno"? Phonetically "guvno" in Polish language means sh*t:) I hope you were not thinking of my coin:P
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6381 Posts |
Might have some kind of glue or residue on the obverse that could be removed by soaking in acetone.
Regardless, this is at least a VG-10 and $38 USD is a bargain price. Good buy for you!
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Valued Member
Poland
263 Posts |
I was just about to ask about the strange yellow spots. Soaking in acetone is safe?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've never had acetone hurt a coin I've soaked in 25 years of doing so. Never had toning change, but have shown more color than I wanted to when some residue came off and left a lighter spot where it had been covered for decades with gunk. I'd say 85% of the time I'm successful in the intention, the other 15% turns out to be non remvable as it's corrosion or similar. Verdigris, glue and various adhesives have all been removed with great successes. I'd try with this coin, the white spots might even get better, they can't get any worse. It may need to soak for quite awhile, day or two even.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3233 Posts |
Beautiful Fine dime overall. Pure acetone or denatured alcohol might help the surfaces.
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Valued Member
Poland
263 Posts |
Could you give me a proven way to clean coins with acetone? I read about it, but there are many different versions, so I prefer a proven way from you. What I need to do, when I pull a coin from acetone? Rinse or wipe it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Soak in pure acetone in a glass container, covered with glass or aluminum foil. Swirl it around periodically. Then pour off the old acetone (be careful not to pour out the coin!) and add fresh acetone. Repeat the process once more, then tip the coin onto a clean paper towel. The acetone will quickly evaporate. Do not rub the coin in any way. You can repeat the whole procedure if you think further provement is possible.
If you try it please show us some photos of the final result!
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Valued Member
Poland
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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That's funny thusdayclub. Acetone bath will not change the grade of the coin. I think it could be F12. At least it looks better.  Edited by panzaldi
05/03/2013 9:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 it looks better now, All the acetone has done has loosened and removed surface contaminants. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Valued Member
Poland
263 Posts |
I'm glad you give my coin F12:) Acetone will not change grade of my coin, but I noticed something else - I have unique Barber "freckled" Head Dime version:) (look at the nose  ) Only a single copy exists:) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thats funny thusdayclub. ...pitting is normally associated with dug coins |
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