1976-S Bicentennial Silver Half Dollar

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denkan Valued Member Sweden 146 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 11:46 am Hi, So I just cracked this one out of a Bicentennial 3pcs set. I know little about this serie and overall coins in the higher MS-grades but I think the obverse looks really good. The reverse has some contactmarks at about 14:30 but the main issue are the white scratchlike "toning". Could this be a result of beeing stored in the setplastic for over 45 years? If so, would an acetonebath help to remove it? Even if I somehow got the "scratchtoning" removed I guess the coin might be a grade short to justify a TPG grading cost? /denkan Edited by denkan 02/24/2021 11:49 am Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 11:56 am Guessing this would not be a candidate for grading. Report this Post to the Staff
Diy89Nurm7 Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 12:09 pm You many want to look to see if any varieties or errors exist to make the coin possibly more valuable. If so, from what I hear, ANACS would be the cheapest TPG for this sort of evaluation. For what it's worth.... Stay well, Diy89Nurm7 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 12:28 pm Acetone (100% pure) won't hurt it any. Are you sure it is 40% silver? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
denkan Valued Member Sweden 146 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 12:40 pm Well I can't say for sure but it was in a 3 pcs set in a Red envelope saying United States Bicentennial Silver Uncirculated Set 1776-1976. Won't do a ringtest but the edges look like silver Report this Post to the Staff
hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7293 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 12:46 pm These are currently not worth much. If you want one slabbed you can pick up the 3 for under $50. Its cheaper that way :) My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
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