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Found this one a while ago but I forgot to ask if it would ever straight grade with the junk on the reverse. Opinions? -CH27    Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Bedrock of the Community
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Do you think that's some kind of foreign substance on the reverse? Have you tried an acetone soak?
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Pillar of the Community
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I think acetone is a good place to start. It kinda looks like glue residue.
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't have acetone. It looks like some kind of residue?
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Bedrock of the Community
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Buy acetone at any hardware store. That apparent residue might well come off. Just soak the coin, perhaps overnight, in a covered dish. Don't scrub it! If it doesn't come off, I doubt the coin will straight grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The glue residue will come off with Acetone. The scratch will be the big problem. It will "details" the grade.
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Bedrock of the Community
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You're probably right.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks to you all!
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Pillar of the Community
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If you buy acetone make sure it's 100% pure, not nail polish remover
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Pillar of the Community
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Could you provide a closeup of the specific region supporting the alleged DDO? |
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Pillar of the Community
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@mp, it's FS-101. You can see a spread on the left arrowhead.
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It's worth keeping as a DD but I very much doubt that would pass at most TPG. |
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Thanks to you all! Strongest Point of doubling (marker):  -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Even if the stuff comes off, it looks like there some kind of cut or scratch on the obverse...
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There is a LOT of DD on that little beast.
If it were a 100 year newer Lincoln it would be a high priced coin.
I may have to keep an eye out for one.
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I really don't think it would pass the muster as a straight grade at a top tier TPG only due to the deep cut on the obverse through the shield. THat's enough to be a detail damage or grafitti. I do think the acetone would improve it, I put all my Two Cent Pieces through an acetone rinse just to remove potential hiding PVC residue that could continue to etch the coin in the future, in your case I'd bet it would also remove the gunk on the reverse, too. I do find when removing glue residue though often the coin is very different colored underneath the old residue and sometimes it even looks worse. Not much one can do about that other than ahit it with Deller's Darkener (but I don't do that myself, I just hope they will mellow over the next few decades now that I've conserved them. I just found my lowest grade 2C DDO a couple weeks ago, at least as worn as this one, always a cool find! I'm not even sure how many I have now, but I'd think it's around 20 or so. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Posted 09/08/2019 10:53 am
