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MS(63) BN! The coin lives in a PCGS box, in a safe deposit box. Should I be worried that this will get substantially worse soon?  |
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Very nice coin. But not sure if it's worth the investment to stabilize the surface (conservation /w benzotriazole).
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12/31/2021 7:27 pm
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I chose this one as a type coin--maybe one day I will replace it with another MS Classic Head Half Cent. Thanks so much, everyone, for your feedback and discussion! |
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Cool coin, grade aside. Congrats!
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Just keep a desiccant pack in the safe deposit box, depending on humidity, you may consider a small air tight bag or food safe bin, check on it regularly (every 3 months or so) just to see if it's not changing, having the photo will help you compare it later.
"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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Bedrock of the Community
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this coin has more than 5% red on both sides...should have pulled an RB color imo. maybe they didnt think the reverse made the cut
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Personally that reverse is way to gritty for me, but as long as you like it. The pitting would be a great concern in the future.
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Those TruView pictures over saturate the color of the coin.
Westcoin sound advice should help in keeping coin safe, I asked my bank if the vault is climate control, told it was fire proof but couldn't answer me about humidity problem.
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Banks for sure aren't humidity controlled, but most banks have a/c in in the summer to help keep it down, not perfect, but better than many places. Office or indoor jobs are better in the humid areas if they run the a/c in the summer. Your profile just says USA so it's not obvious the region you are in, but in Colorado it was pretty good in the 70-80's with very low humidity. I moved from there to Houston, talk about a big difference. I didn't pay as much attention to my coins while they were in storage in Houston and lost a lot of value on my IHC and Lincoln Cent collections from both being in PVC albums and the humidity change plus not checking on them for almost 2 years. "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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Wow, Westcoin, thanks for sharing that. Colorado seems pretty dry, which is probably good for storing coins. Were the cents that got damaged all in PVC albums? Or were any slabbed?
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I'd say ms63bn, nearly rb, straight grade, but agree, that reverse would worry me, hopefully it was treated with some verdicare before it got slabbed, looks like it had some verdigris removed at some point.
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Adam, they were all raw, it would have been pre slabbing (in the early to mid 1980's. I finished college in 1988. Here is the story I wrote on them: http://goccf.com/t/370336"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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Nice coin. I keep my copper slabbed coins that have original red in intercept slab holders and boxes. They say they use science to keep oxidizing gases out and they are cheap relative to the coin.
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That's a decent coin, for sure. Like others, I'd be hesitant about conservation because of what the result may look like. The technical grade seems spot on.
The Mountain West definitely is a dry place for storage (TOO dry the last few years, as the awful weekend south of here in Boulder County just showed). Even so, we stored our coins out of state in an even drier place.
Dehumidifiers work well, but consume a lot of energy for the effort. I agree with the desiccant packets. An open box of baking soda in a safe also works, and is an inexpensive alternative. Just remember to swap out the box regularly.
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