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Pillar of the Community
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Picked this one the other day. Looked great in the photos, and in hand has fantastic cartwheel luster. But still, the color looks a little off like some moron dipped it in acetone. It'll go out for grading, but worried it'll get the dreaded "altered surfaces" details grade. 1909 Lincoln Wheat cent doubled die - DDO-001, FS-1101     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice, Bats! They tell us acetone does nothing to alter copper and won't hurt anything, but evidence states otherwise.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It is one thing to acetone a five-dollar circulated something to take some glue off. What chowderhead dips an MS grade coin even if they don't know it's a DDO? It will get you an "altered surfaces" details grade and that is just as good as cleaning a coin. I have a 1910 S/S Lincoln in, believe it or not, better condition that this coin, with exactly that grade. Soul crushing to know it was preventable. |
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Super clear doubling on this one @tb. Nice work!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice looking coin and variety though, congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
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A nice pickup despite the dip. From the pictures I'm guessing PCGS will call this one UNC details like you mentioned. Unfortunate someone tampered with what was an extra nice coin.
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Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Very nice coin,please keep us updated on what grade it gets. I thought it was totally safe to dip any coin in 100% pure acetone,have I been misinformed? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I thought it was totally safe to dip any coin in 100% pure acetone, have I been misinformed?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In love with this coin! And, a Stage A to boot!
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Pillar of the Community
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Yea that stinks big time. I bought one of these with the same outcome. Did you get it from pascal. I just got that 34 DDO and it looked great in the pictures but definitely odd color in hand. I may send it back. Edited by Willburton
12/30/2021 08:52 am
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United States
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That is a beauty tropicalbats....acetone alters the coin? Need to know before I ruin any good ones that may come my way!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Another great close-up shot.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Never noticed under 'BERTY' the doubling below these devices before.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm in with the acetone thing. I thought it was safe! I do it for some of my coins. What are you saying?
Edited by VestigeWolf
12/30/2021 11:33 am
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