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Valued Member
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First time caller, long-time listener: I have been reading everyone's posts on this forum for awhile and decided to finally ask a few questions. I have recently started collecting coins after I rediscoverd alot of Morgans and Peace dollars that my grandfather gave me years ago. I've decided to collect Franklins because they are silver and affordable. So, I purchased a 1958-D with really nice toning. I would like to place it in an airtight holder to preserve the toning, but want to make sure it doesn't have anything on it that would hurt it down the road. (The seller also put in a plastic flip that I think has PVC and even though it was only in there for 3 days before I could get it into mylar it is bothering me that there could be PVC issues down the road.) So, I was thinking about giving it a quick acetone dip just to make sure it was clean before preserving. Thoughts, and will this effect the toning at all? I will try and post a pic later tonight. Thanks! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Awesome coin type to start collecting. Silver and affordable just like you said. Acetone would be the best bet, there are tons of threads that people explain proper ways to use it. And the toning is pretty much permanent so don't worry about the acetone affecting it. Make sure you have 100% acetone. And  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lets see a pic of your Ben! Congratulations and welcome to the forum AND to the series. It's a blast.
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Valued Member
United States
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Franklins are a great place to start, they were one of the first sets I completed when I first got into coin collecting. It will also give you a good appreciation for small and subtle details that can make a big difference such as full bell lines, and as you've discovered an appreciation for toning as this series seems to do it more than other halves. 100% acetone is safe when properly used. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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to CCF! |
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Valued Member
United States
194 Posts |
I just started putting air-tited Franklins in an air-tite album. Gee it seems like a lot of money to get started up, but the presentation is worth it, IMHO! Finally freed them from an airtite tube!
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Valued Member
 United States
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Alright... here he is... I love the toning, but the carbon spot (or what I assume is one) on the reverse is really aggravating me. I think it looks like a FBL, but not sure on what it would grade. Thoughts?   |
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United States
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Also, assuming the spot on the back is carbon, I have the understanding that there isn't anything that can really be done about it, correct? It almost looks like it is on top of the coin like grime or something. I hope it comes off with an acetone bath, but I highly doubt it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lovely coin. And it does look like a carbon spot to me. If it isn't, then maybe an acetone bath with wash it off. If it is a carbon spot, then I think it's there to stay.
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Valued Member
United States
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Well it turns out it wasn't a carbon spot. It didn't come off with acetone, but I noticed that it was raised from the coin. I took a rose thorn and basically touched the black spot and the whole spot fell off. It makes it much more visually appealing to me now.
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Well done.  The toning is very nice. I am glad you were able to fix it with minimal effort. |
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Posted 11/12/2012 12:52 pm
