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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I recently found this 1964 half dollar while CRHing and it has some weird color on it. Is there any way to remove something like this?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
Looks like it was taped to something and the tape protected the bands from tarnish. I don't think you can do anything to make it more valuable than junk silver as anything you do to strip the tarnish will render it a details coin anyway.
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Pillar of the Community
Puerto Rico
778 Posts |
The coin is already damaged so try to clean it with baking soda. Anyway you just have melt value.
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
 Acetone will remove tape residue. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4227 Posts |
I would use acetone - the residue may be gone, but a soak won't hurt. Then try toning it in the infamous Taco Bell napkin perhaps.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
DO NOT TOUCH THIS COIN WITH BAKING SODA.
Good Lord. What an offensive recommendation. Yes, anything you do to it will probably make it worse, because the differences in the final appearance won't change even if you conserve it perfectly. Some areas will always be brighter than others; the coin's past from here on in will always dictate it's future.
Be the guy who didn't make it worse.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin is already damaged so try to clean it with baking soda.  Acetone, acetone, and acetone. That should help. Just some tape residue and gunk. Nice find by the way, 90%! 😆 |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8137 Posts |
I know that is only worth melt. I was just trying to get that odd color off of it.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
The darker color is toning, which didn't affect the area covered by the tape. I also see reddish tape residue, easily removable with acetone. You can dip the coin (thiourea) to remove the toning, but as dark as it is you'll likely have to take it past the point of no return to remove all the black. Even then you may see lines at the edge of the tape run, regardless of what you do. Yes, I understand this'll never be anything more than a melt-value coin, but all the same it's tough for me to recommend you dip something.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know that is only worth melt. I was just trying to get that odd color off of it. But it is worth melt now. Super stripped coins look just as ugly in a different way and are still worth melt. There's just no reason to do anything to this coin. Sell it as junk silver if you hate looking at it and put that money toward a better looking coin for $2-3 more. The effort (and likely supplies) used to do anything to this coin will cost more than that. Edited by tkbslc
09/26/2014 1:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
I will take it down to my LCS and sell it as junk silver. It only cost me 50 cents so I will make a profit on it. Thanks for the help. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Why not at least attempt to do something about it with Acetone, if you have any. Of course going out to buy some for just that is not to practical.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
If I was only going to sell it for junk, the 'mad scientist' in me might come out in a case like this, and I'd probably try something on it.
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