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2rtgah678 Valued Member Canada 291 Posts	Posted 11/04/2022 01:26 am I thought it would grade around AU-MS Report this Post to the Staff

Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 11/04/2022 03:07 am That's a tricky one. Some excellent detail but the surfaces are very odd. What is the darks blotchy stuff? Looks as though it's been covered in something and had most but not all of it cleaned off. Photos 5 and 6 make the surfaces look sort of pitted as if there's environmental damage. Is that the case? Report this Post to the Staff
2rtgah678 Valued Member Canada 291 Posts	Posted 11/04/2022 03:21 am It's odd toning mostly, gonna acetone dip it tomorrow! Also there us no envirmental damage just x4 zoom on my phone makes all coins look grainy but shows the most detail. Report this Post to the Staff
echidna Pillar of the Community Australia 599 Posts	Posted 11/04/2022 04:22 am UNC Environmental Damage Watch your top knot Report this Post to the Staff
wallyb Pillar of the Community Canada 557 Posts	Posted 11/04/2022 07:50 am Definitely high AU, maybe MS. Could you take another shot or two without all the magnification to give a better sense? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/04/2022 08:55 am I'll wait for the dip. Report this Post to the Staff
TerryT Pillar of the Community Canada 818 Posts	Posted 11/05/2022 12:53 am It looks like that coin has already been dipped, and not very well. If those grey and black areas are already recessed into the coin, then it's pretty much damaged and ungradable. A lot of 1912 dimes have a pitting problem. Acetone is not the same as a "dip". Chances are that the black stains are not coming off well with acetone, nor a dip. If it does, the areas underneath may be heavily pitted. With another dip, it needs to be rubbed with a finger while still wet (no water) to get any off, and the colour may turn toward a dull grey the longer it takes (that means anything more than about 10-15 seconds). Tough choice for a nice coin hiding underneath (if not pitted). Report this Post to the Staff
2rtgah678 Valued Member Canada 291 Posts	Posted 11/05/2022 12:56 am IK TerryT! idk letting it sit in acetone overnight and might take my chances on dipping it tomorrow! Report this Post to the Staff
Silver101 Pillar of the Community Canada 1081 Posts	Posted 11/05/2022 01:17 am I'm with TerryT - concerns about what's under that schmutz.... Report this Post to the Staff
2rtgah678 Valued Member Canada 291 Posts	Posted 11/05/2022 01:47 am Yea! still gonna attempt to Dip it, idk would ICCS call this damage cause ik there a little more lenient with surface problems. but anyways got it for melt value so ill take AU-UNC details still a beauty of a coin Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36638 Posts	Posted 11/05/2022 12:06 pm I'm at AU-58 on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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