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Pillar of the Community
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Wanted to hear your thoughts on this dime. Does the color concern you at all. The weight is spot on   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yes , Looks like it was dipped a couple of times.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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dipped/cleaned and stripped
those are now carbon spots settling in due to that treatment making it environmental damage to boot.
Avoid unless its very inexpensive and you just have to have it.
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Pillar of the Community
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2843 Posts |
I found it inI box at a pawn shop and paid $5 for it. I am ok with that
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Rest in Peace
United States
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If your ok with the price ,then fine . but in the future try to stay away from cleaned , dipped , spotted coins .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found it in box at a pawn shop and paid $5 for it. I am ok with that That certainly qualifies as inexpensive and have to have it for the price. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nothing to loose so try dipping it in Acetone to see if any of those spots go away.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd be surprised - this coin is past its peak.
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Pillar of the Community
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a darkly toned dime that was dipped revealing some carbon spots which, generally, are permanent and not removable without damaging a coin.
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IMO, coin was cleaned in the past; however it was not darkly toned as the surface should have been etched more if the toning was black. The black spots on the coin typically result when any contamination "falls out" of the environment on to the surface. Microscopically many of the spots will look "fuzzy." Even spit will do this over time (generally brown not black).
Acetone MAY remove some of the contamination but generally is no use on spots like this. A conservation service (not worth the fees) could probably fix this one in about 15 minutes but acetone is not involved.
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