Opinions On Obverse,1887 Morgan Dollar

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OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 8:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff

rahtbarg Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 8:17 pm Old cleaning somewhere in it's past maybe. Unusual color, to me anyway. Interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 8:33 pm I'm seeing semi-new toning over an old cleaning. Maybe not TPG-approved, but the look is not objectionable and to me it's a worthy coin in my mind. Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 8:34 pm It was my grandfather's Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 8:49 pm My first thought was lacquer. 19th century collectors used to do that to prevent toning. A good way to tell would be an acetone bath. Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 8:50 pm Hmmm, any negative effects with acetone? Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 06:39 am Acetone will only remove organic matter. The end result can be a blotchy looking coin if the surfaces were not evenly covered and allowed to tone in areas. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 11:02 am I would leave it alone. Maybe someone can suggest the best way to get it to continue to tone. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 1:07 pm If lacquer is involved - and it's an interesting possibility now that you mention it - acetone will remove the lacquer completely, leaving no trace that it was ever there. Except.... As Dave mentioned, if the lacquer has darkened over the years, creating the color we see here, the coin's surface under that color will have aged at a much lesser rate than the more exposed surfaces where there's no color or lacquer. Removing the lacquer then leaves brighter surfaces where it was, and an obviously-treated coin. This one, I'd probably leave as-is. Report this Post to the Staff
Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 1:23 pm Do you know how your grandfather had this Morgan stored? I inherited some old US coins passed down from my grandfather. They were stored in a suede pouch for decades. The acid used to soften the leather when it was made severely corroded the large cents. Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 1:25 pm In a leather pouch with suede inside Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 4:00 pm Agree, leave well enough alone, especially if you like it's current look. Report this Post to the Staff
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