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Greetings everyone! I haven't been around for many years, but back with a question. I just bought 100 Morgan dollars from my next door neighbor for $35 each. Most of them are beautifully uncirculated! But dang nabbit, I sat there and watched him touch these beautiful coins with his pizza oiled fingers. What can I do to remove his oil from these gems, without (of course) destroying them? I have acetone, xylene, and even a bottle of VerdiChem. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I gotta ask what everyone is thinking.......why didn't you ask him to stop?
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Valued Member
United States
459 Posts |
An acetone bath will remove all of the oils present on the surface and prevent them from etching into the coin. Just be sure to use pure acetone!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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why didn't you ask him to stop? OH! I so did. I grabbed the book and handed him a check as soon as I could. But he had sorted them all in a notebook by date, in those clear pages where you are supposed to have cardboard holders for them. He had them exposed with scotch tape holding them in! Thanks for the Acetone bath idea. That's what I was assuming, but it's been quite a while! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
914 Posts |
By the way, he also has a 50 lb bucket of silver quarters and dimes that I get to go through tomorrow and cherry pick!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
914 Posts |
He's getting 13 x value, sadly I spent most of my money on the Morgans.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
914 Posts |
I just called him again.. It's $1000 circulation value, so it's $13,000.
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New Member
United States
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So when you say he is getting 13 x value, does that mean that unsearched silver is worth 13 x value of each coin, no matter condition?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
865 Posts |
Coinology, whenever you hear that term (13x in this case) it means 13x face value. So a dollar of face value coins (10 dimes, 4 quarters, etc.) Would be 13 dollars.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You're absolutely right Coinology! 13 x face value regardless of the condition. But! They are absolutely unsearched since this is a lifetime collection of silver coins right from his pocket into this bucket.
Imagine all the wonderful variations... :D
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If he is selling you pick outs at 13x you should do very well. (Providing of course they haven't already been "picked out"!)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
914 Posts |
They have definitely not been picked out, but I also can't talk him into letting me cherrypick them first. I may have to purchase them, pick them, and then take them to the place he was going to get 13x at.
My wife shall be very angry soon...
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New Member
United States
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Well grats on the nice score. I wish you good luck on your finds!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
Yes, do that. Post a pic of the Morgans.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3463 Posts |
Sounds like a lot of fun.
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Posted 03/23/2017 09:42 am
