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My sister gave me this dime that was purchased in 1985 from my father for $6.50. It was marked as fine. What do you guys think? What would the value be? Thanks Guys!   |
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Kinda dirty, maybe dipped awhile ago?
$12
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Weaker reverse but I would call F12 Details. It definitely looks cleaned.
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That's what I thought when I took it out of the plastic. (That is was cleaned) but this has not been opened since 1985 when it was purchased from the dealer. So I guess the dealer sold it as a "cleaned coin"?  Now I have what may be a stupid question. Since this coin was already cleaned, and I am just sticking in my collection to be gawked at, would it cause more damage if I cleaned it myself for presentation. (I would never clean a coin & just asking about "already cleaned" coins) |
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Also, there is a good chance the holder was plasticized, causing some PVC damage to the coin. That may have caused the gold color.
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It was stored in one of those old plastic flips. It hasn't been even looked at in 26 years. The holder was so old that it snapped in half when I flipped the top up. The coin doesn't look as "golden" in person. I think that was the lighting from my camera.
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The advie to never clean a coin also applies to coins which already have been cleaned at some time in their past. Each time a coin is cleaned further reduces its value. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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I can understand that cleaning a coin reduces the value, but if a coin will never be worth more than melt, what's the difference? I am not cleaning it, but I like shiny coins..lol
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Because you really don't know if that coin will be worth only melt in 20 years.
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Makes perfect sense nod2003. Thanks!
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Posted 08/30/2011 8:57 pm
