Deceiving Seller Of Silver Coins

yes a lot of people should educate them selves on how to sell coins and know what they doing

Spots or "green" have nothing to do with whether or not the coins are uncirculated. If they have no WEAR they are uncirculated and were as described. "Brilliant" might be questionable but "brilliant" has no truly defined meaning (kind of like "Natural" when dealing with food.) A like to the auction might be helpful.

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Actual Coins















I should have given the seller the benefit of the doubt. I contacted him about the issue and within an hour he replied, apologizing saying he bought the coins from a trusted source and never opened up the full roll. He asked what he could do to make things right. I asked for a partial refund of $14 which put the coins right at $70 for me ($60 is melt so I thought that was fair). He agreed and refunded me right away. He had a negative feedback for not shipping in the past and had "no returns" in the listing so I thought he would be difficult. He was very understanding so I feel like this was truly an honest mistake. I will make sure to leave him a positive review. I probably wouldn't have bought them if I had known they had the green haze (and spots on some of them) but since he tried to do the right thing I'm not going to hold it against him. Lesson learned to not assume the worst. Do you think "dipping" these would help any or should I just leave them alone? Some look to be full torch.

Thanks everyone.

I'm glad everything worked out for you in the end.

If the entire roll is solid date, I'd leave them as is.

Sounds like it has worked out. Your not to far from what a
coin shop would sell them for.

If there is green on them, I would soak them in acetone for
a week or so. I save jars, like this pickle jar below.
Put in enough acetone to cover the coins. Put the lid on a leave it for a while. It wont hurt the coins.

After give them a good rinse, pat them dry. Let them sit
for at least a few hours before putting them in a coin tube.




Put the tube into your dime roll box. Repeat until box is full,
then start your quarter box...... just a suggestion

By the way, does acetone get rid of the coloring on ASE's?

I only see a green tinge on some of the seller's pictures, not pitting that is characteristic of verdigris.

I have seen this before on 90% silver, and I have no doubt that a combination the presence of 10% copper in the alloy, and the right storage conditions before sale has resulted in what you have.

If they are all pre '65, and each individual coin is of the correct weight, then they should be all 90% silver.

Almost all common Roosies in MS60 or less should be bought for $ melt plus a very small premium.
Probably would have been better if you had bought them directly from a bullion dealer for their silver value only.