The only way to learn is to experiment , I'd do everything you can think of that might help the coin . Starting with the least harmful , ie water and progressing to an acid dip and everything in between . You'll learn what cleaned coins look like if you don't already .
Great Advice. I am still learning about cleaned coins. I unknowingly bought a dipped Morgan back in January when I first started collecting. Once I found out it was dipped a few months later I vowed to not buy a coin until I knew what I was doing.
You'll need some high AU or MS common date coins . Keep a record of what was done to each coin and take a pic . Then you can throw it into your silver stash .
And this is a great coin on which to practice, thus gaining experience/knowledge/training. But you just...
Confused you right? I was going to BLAST the first opinion: dip and throw into junk pile WITHOUT LEARNING ANYTHING or experimenting but edited it and decided to play nice as he redeemed himself at the end. So just left a tiny sarcastic "Don't waste..." between the lines comment. PS IMO, until a collector learns what improper cleaning looks like they should only collect slabs. I just got off the phone with a collector who did not take this advice and wasted money on a bunch of cleaned dollars that were "detailed."
Good. Now the collector will learn not to do that again. Why does everyone need a safe space (only buy tpg in this respect) to protect them from this or that. Go get hurt, learn from it, and be a better person for it I say!
That WAS my feelings exactly. That's the way it should work in a PERFECT world but we're not there yet. I'm the guy who thought the law putting "copy" or "replica" on reproductions in 1972 was stupid BS and ruined the look of the copies. I thought any fool could tell a copper-plated lead cast reproduction from a genuine coin or screw them! I've matured since then (Not me - just my opinions). I've learned that most "collectors" have no clue about anything! Where are they going to learn? From local dealer's? Unfortunately, many of which also have no clue about anything and sell the junk they buy to the ignorant. Forums like this are a start but are VERY FAR from perfect. This person has hundreds more "raw" coins! If her story is true, most bought from auctions, and large dealers. Thankfully 25% of her investment (?) is TPGS graded. Many collectors/investors do not take the time to learn anything. If they see a gem BU 1884-S for $100 they think they are getting a true Unc as it has a "letter of authenticity." TPGS's are not perfect either but they provide a crutch for the uninformed. Slabs allow any good businessman to become a coin dealer. What are those dealers going to teach anyone about numismatics? So the theory is good. Live and learn from your EXPENSIVE mistakes. I should rather have them "safe" while they are learning. She is sending me a group of raw coins so I can teach her what an original surface and MS luster looks like. Hopefully, ALL her raw coins will not be cleaned junk!
This is a perfect coin to attempt conservation on. First the acetone. Then to attempt dipping. It will be no loss as its only a junk silver coin anyway. Use it to experiment
