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unholyroller Pillar of the Community United States 1903 Posts	Posted 08/07/2011 11:08 pm Does this coin have any value above melt? If not, what would be the best wy to clean it up? I know...never clean a coin...but in this case if it is only worth melt, I would rather have one pretty Morgan :-) Thanks in advance Report this Post to the Staff

RollSeeker Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 01:19 am I'd say it's worth melt, especially with the high silver prices of late. Putting it in acetone for a few hours might help a bit, and shouldn't hurt the coin at all (except perhaps for removing a tad of luster). I'm experimenting with acetone at the moment and it seems to leave the test coins intact in my recent experiences. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 01:27 am Acetone will undoubtedly leave the coin intact - it won't react with silver - but I doubt there's a solution for making this one look "prettier." Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCoinBoi Valued Member United States 458 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 08:23 am Acetone. Report this Post to the Staff
yankee1227 Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 10:18 am Just to get the gunk off, I'd use acetone. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 11:00 am The trouble is, I don't think the dark areas on this coin are "gunk" - rather, they're chemical/tarnish in nature. Acetone won't touch them. If I'm wrong, and they are gunk which the acetone will remove, then the OP will have a coin with the same splotchy pattern only reversed - the current "lighter" areas will become the "darker" areas compared to the cleaner surfaces exposed by gunk removal. Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 08/08/2011 4:45 pm The only thing I know of that would remove the color off of this coin is coin dip and that should never be an option unless all you want is a silver dollar for its silver content. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 08/09/2011 7:54 pm A dip is just fine, and if done right does no harm. That looks like acetone isn't going to do the trick, but no harm in trying it. I am going to have to do the dipped/ not dipped pic thing again. Report this Post to the Staff
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