I was wondering what this coin may be worth and if there is any way to clean the coin and make it look better? Thanks!
Most of the time these go for silver value, which is 12.08 dollars right now. I would not personaly clean as I am no expert on cleaning.
Figured I have TONS of coins with no rare dates that can all be sold for metal value just have to price it all out.
Scub? Don't scrub. Don't clean dat coin. Looks fine just the way it is. They minted so danged many of these back in '64 that about all they're worth is 'melt'. Dang things are plentiful indeed. It don't stop me from picking up a few when the opportunity presents itself, though.......
Thanks for the info, I spent all day today documenting, organizing and photographing in High Resolution (14.2 MP images) of all my coins. That took quite some time.
:welcome: Scubi2 Very few coins are worth more by cleaning them. Most collectors want natural uncleaned coins. We love pics here at CT
Funny thing? They minted more of the '64s than the entire run of Franklins that preceded this issue. Boggling.....
Hold on to all of your silver coins. People are scrapping F12's right now, and the amount in circulation keeps going down. Price should shoot up in about 10 years time.
It's in pretty rough shape already and cleaning it would only make it worse. It's worth silver melt only and you would get about $10 from a B&M for it.
TYVM Green. I'm trying to get my family into coins. My son is 3 and has a few rolls of pennys that we got at the bank, and my wife was pretty excited to get her first morgan dollar.
Well, I am on the other side of the fence on this one. The coin is worth melt now and it will be worth melt after a cleaning, so there is no financial risk here. That is one ugly Kennedy so if you want to give it a dip, go ahead. Just find a thread or article on proper technique and go for it. I figure the worse that can happen is you can learn a bit about dipping. It may come out looking worse, but so what. If you gain some knowledge, it was worth it. Mike
My guess is that the coin will turn bright silver in some areas but part of the black areas will stay. I'm thinking it will be really ugly after a cleaning. I would leave it as is.
Silver Cleaning Guide Here is a guide on cleaning SILVER ONLY: What you need: water salt an aluminum plate/bowl (or aluminum foil) water softener powder (or baking soda) Directions: Take the aluminum plate/bowl or a normal one wrapped in aluminum foil. Add 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of water softener powder. Now pour really hot but NOT BOILING water into the plate. Stir it up and dissolve the powders into the water. Put in the silver in and remove when shiny. ~gecko
If you must dip don't use a home remedy. Jeweluster, now called eZest, is cheap and plentiful. I agree with LindeDad. The results are likely disappointing in this case. I'd leave it alone and keep it or sell it for melt. Lance.
