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I can never really see myself being able to afford to build a set of Standing Liberty quarters, but I would like to eventually have a couple higher grade examples for a type set. I was looking at this one on eBay, and I think it might go for a bargain price because of the color. I actually really like the current appearance of the coin, but I'm wondering if the toning is stable. In particular, I'm looking at those black spots... Are those gonna stay as-is since it's been slabbed, or are they likely to continue to spread and turn the whole coin black? |
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IMO - a way to stabilize toning is to place the coin in a vacuum (not the "clean your house" type vacuum). I believe that slabs are still susceptible to additional toning.
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07/11/2011 11:04 am
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That thing is beautiful, and the color is going to increase the price, not reduce it. Watch it go for stupid money.
The slab will not interfere with the toning process. It isn't airtight. The new owner will have to keep the coin in an environment not conducive to the toning process in order to protect the coin in the long term.
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I expect the tone will be pretty stable and the black spots will not spread, if you keep the coin stored properly. Your nicer coins should be in a low-humidity storage compartment, such as a safe or safe-deposit box with an active desiccant like a silica gel canister. Eagle Coin Holders and other companies sell these for a reasonable cost and they can be recharged by baking in a household oven.
The black spots on your SLQ are negatives as far as the grade is concerned. They are probably what limited your quarter to the assigned MS-63 grade. Nevertheless it is a very nice coin and an excellent type example.
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That thing is beautiful, and the color is going to increase the price, not reduce it. Watch it go for stupid money. Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. I could probably afford stupid money on a coin, but then it'll be the only coin I get for a while.  Anytime I see those fluffy looking black spots on a silver coin, I think to myself "there must be a speck of paper dust or other foreign matter that's slowly out-gassing and creating that spot." I realize the slab is not air-tight (plastic generally is more of a sieve than a barrier), but I plan on being very careful about how I store a coin that purdy. My worry is that the foreign material is still stuck to the coin and will continue to darken the coin no matter what I do. But I guess that's a risk you take with almost any coin. |
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Shoot, it just went up. That was one of you, wasn't it?  |
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If I were to GTP, I'm calling this to be around $500 when it ends. A Blast white in MS63-FH would be a little over $400.
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It did go for a bargain price, ending on Friday night, but not to me. Cest la vie.
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Yea didn't seeem to go for too high
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Wow. $317. Not bad at all, right about on the market.
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