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New Member
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Look at this 1923 Peace dollar I found in my inherited collection.  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Apparently some glue/epoxy was applied to it.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Give it a good long soak in acetone.
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New Member
 United States
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ohhhhh ok...will it mess up tbe coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dont use finger nail polish remover, buy a can of actual acetone at you local hardware store.
It wont hurt the coin or its value.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I don't think there is anything on the coin...glue or epoxy...looks like the top layer of the coin is missing or peeled back in the area in question...kind of like a LAM...?
I have a 22-S that has a similar surface issue...would yours happen to be an "S"? Just wondering if it might be a supplier issue? I'll try and post a pic when I get back in town Tuesday.
Nice find and good pics!
smat
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New Member
United States
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Where is mint mark? I dont think its glue either or epoxy, it was in plastic coin book, I tried scratching it and its not glue.
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Pillar of the Community
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Give it a good long soak in acetone.  Looks like something on the coin to me |
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Valued Member
United States
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I am also in the something-on-the-coin camp. Worse, it looks to me like someone might have already tried to scrub whatever it is off with a wire brush or abrasive.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There is no "top layer" to peel back. The coin is a solid alloy. An acetone soak is a good idea.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting.
At first glance, it looked like something on the surface, but ....
It looks like the light is coming from about 9:00 and the glare along the edge under the T (LIBERTY) does make it look like the area is incuse (not raised like an adhesive).
There appears to be an incuse area under the chin as well that seems to have the same dull grey toning. I'm wondering if this could be struck through some type of foil or metal.
The area under the chin would have come off long ago to have toned like the rest of the coin.
The brighter area would have come off more recently.
Can you provide an image of the reverse please?
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Pillar of the Community
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If not glue on the surface then Something acidic could have been spilled on the coin and then ate into the surface. The harsh cleaning lines on the coin may have come from someone trying to clean it off.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like it's been harshly cleaned to me.
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New Member
United States
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Nope not harshly cleaned at all, none of the coins I inherited has been cleaned, I read some somewhere about those lines in it. |
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New Member
United States
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here is the back and Smat it is an s   |
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New Member
United States
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I have alot more of tbese coins   |
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Posted 01/23/2021 01:06 am
