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Bought this off of ebay. There are instances of GSA employees labeling UNC Morgans as circulated due to toning. I took a chance on this one, and will be cutting it out of the plastic and use acetone on it. Here is the Seller's pictures. I now have it in hand, and will be taking before, during, and after photos of my own over the next few days.   The acetone worked perfectly. Just a few minutes and no rubbing. Got off the spots on both sides. Appears nice and bright.   Edited by jimbucks
01/05/2019 3:59 pm
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I'm interested to see if the acetone improves it!  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Good Luck  |
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Better before and after pictures are needed. I can't tell much from these pics. This should be fun.
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Edited by jimbucks
01/04/2019 10:30 pm
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Looking forward to see'n 'er out of wrapper and acetone treatment. I think she has a shot.
Edited by NDBirdman
01/04/2019 10:59 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I won't hold my breath, but good luck!
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I wouldn't consider that MS from the amount of rub seen in those close-ups
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Edited by jimbucks
01/05/2019 4:49 pm
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Got the dark spots completely out "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Much better than I would have guessed. Nice work!
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Wow great improvement! I guess GSA did not acetone the dollars before packaging
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I will probably submit to TPG for grading, I think it will go MS-something. What do you think? Edited by jimbucks
01/05/2019 6:04 pm
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AU50-AU53 grading off the original pictures which show lots of rub and only partial luster mainly towards the periphery. The fields show scratches and hairlines. Looking at the last two pictures, the cheek and the field left of the bust are both clearly worn and roughed up. The hair, cap leaves, and breast feathers all show clear evidence of circulation as well -- notice how the frosty white appearance is broken by much darker grayish-silvery areas. The photos with the dark background and the uneven lighting make it very difficult to attempt to grade accurately; I might revise my opinion if I saw it in lighting more like the very first photos. I mean no offense, so don't take this the wrong way, but the coin was much more valuable "as-is" in the original GSA soft pack. GSA soft pack 80-O goes for around $200 to $240 if a TPG AU. A slabbed MS62 non-GSA 1880-O can be had around the same price. However, a raw AU 1880-O separated from its GSA softpack is worth 20% or less of those values. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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 If you spend the TPG fee plus the add-ons, and it comes back AU, you're hammered. I don't see the upside, at least from these pics.  |
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Well, I took this as an experiment. We will see what happens, will submit to TPG later this month. It wont break my heart what they grade it as since I did not pay much for it. No one has offered any VAM opinions, so I will probably add that as a TPG option and see what it comes back at -- why not. Edited by jimbucks
01/05/2019 8:10 pm
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