Overdipped Or Environmental Damage?

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jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5208 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 4:07 pm No I'm not buying but if it was $15 or maybe even $20 I might jump on it as a hole filler. So has this coin been overdipped or is the porous surfaces from environmental damage? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-D-Walk...em54039139b8 Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 4:22 pm Environmental, I think - I don't expect overdipping to pit the surfaces. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 5:29 pm Bubba Sully is a good (no - great dealer on ebay), I buy a LOT of stuff from him, and his store is only up the road a couple of miles from my house. Good guy, lists a ton of great material, and all items seem to start at very reasonable amounts like $1.99 or Â¢.99 with low shipping, so for what the coin sells for is really dependent on what the underbidder has bid up the value too. This coin looks like environmental damage, dipped? maybe, but the damage was done before the dip. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 5:44 pm Environmental. The corrosion is clear. Although I suspect it as also been dipped. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5208 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 5:45 pm I have bought a few SLQ's from them in the past and have always been satisfied. So I am not bashing the seller just curious about the coin in question to hone my future grading skills. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 6:19 pm One of the things overdipping does to the surface of a silver coin is render it non-reflective. I don't expect any "shine" whatsoever from an overdipped coin; what we see here can't be the result of a dip unless it was polished afterward. Report this Post to the Staff
yhbearcats Pillar of the Community United States 688 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 6:35 pm I think there is a good chance this coin has multiple issues. There appears to be some environmental damage as well as a cleaning/dipping. As Westcoin said, the seller is pretty good on ebay and usually describes their coins accurately. It would be nice if more sellers on ebay were like this one Report this Post to the Staff
mackwork Pillar of the Community United States 652 Posts	Posted 01/19/2014 1:35 pm Looks like a dug coin that someone cleaned up in a rock tumbler - a fairly common practice among metal detectorists. Report this Post to the Staff
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