One Of The Ugliest Morgan's I Have Ever Seen

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mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 10:49 am I found this Ole Gal mounted into a key chain and couldn't leave her in this humiliating role. Unfortunately, it looks like a plating that won't come off. Just for giggles I tried acetone with no success. I tried Verdicare with no success. Maybe I can use electrolysis to remove the plating. Any ideas without further destruction? Report this Post to the Staff

dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 10:53 am electrolysis Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36828 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 11:23 am Looks like it was once plated. Most likely came out of a money clip or bolo tie. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 11:28 am IndianGoldEagle, Like I stated in my post, I pulled it from a key-chain. I guess I should have taken a picture of it in the key-chain too. It was one of those spinning designs. Even though it was set into a bezzle, there are small round holes dug into two spots on the reeded edge. Edited by mds308 01/15/2013 11:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 11:57 am This will always be a disfigured coin. The only thing you'll ever be able to remove is the evidence of how it came to be that way. Don't mess with it - in the words of Francis Bacon: Quote: There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 12:15 pm SsuperDdave, Quote: Beauty is skin deep But ugly is to the bone. Or in this case, to the planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 1:55 pm Why would someone plate silver--with what, nickel? It wears/tarnishes so nicely already. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 2:31 pm It's kinda like a circulation cameo which got Inverted in postproduction. Report this Post to the Staff
coins4fun Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 2:37 pm Are you sure it wasn't a Cameo Proof? :) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189193 Posts	Posted 01/15/2013 3:55 pm Quote: It's kinda like a circulation cameo which got Inverted in postproduction. Giggle. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
scurry64 Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 01/16/2013 06:43 am Have you considered making it a pocket piece? The plating should eventually wear off . . . mostly. Report this Post to the Staff
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