What’s going on here? 2021 D ms70 NailPolish?

I’ve been chasing one of these for a few months but haven’t landed one yet! I saw this on flea bay and asked the seller for the reasoning about the red dots on the slab. His reply was, “They are like nail polish they can be removed but we did not remove them because we did not want to mistakenly damage the case.”? Did I mention, no returns? Did I mention he has several other coins for sale with the same nail polish marks?

 

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Many sellers say no returns but it's not up to them, it's up to ebay! At least that's been my experience but I've never returned coins just other stuff.

 

Yes. It depends. This coin should sell in the $800/$950 range. I’m not one for chasing my tail. I’m just wondering if there is an old trick in the coin selling business I should know about. The little secrets you hope to avoid! Lol

 

This is another example? 2021 cc. Come on guys! Doesn’t anyone smell mackerel?

 

Should come off with Alcohol. Don't drink too much before attempting though.
Seriously, give it a try.

 

The bar code scans correctly. That’s good news anyway. Oh, and it is ACE Verified ….https://www.currencyandcoin.com/ace-verified-coins/

 

I don't usually post an opinion but if this is MS70 and has value in the several hundreds like someone has said, why not get it reholdered by NGC? Maybe submit some other coins as well to take better advantage of shipping cost.
If that ACE "bean" is important and Castle signature can't be replaced as well in the reholdering but is important to you more than just MS70 alone then I would just leave it alone.
Pretty sure trying to remove that on plastic is gonna probably make it worse.

 

thanks for your opinion. I believe the coins look fine but the red marks and signature are not worth the final price it will take to own either coin. I agree, trying to remove the polish will make it worst.

 

hi Bob, thanks for checking it out! I believe the coins are fine and the ACE Verified adds to the salad but those dots? I’ll most likely pass on the d. Hope all is well!

 

I’m not really sure how to make those dots disappear without melting the plastic. Solutions like nail polish, Xylene or acetone would damage the slab. PlastX or other slab type polish might work, but NGC slabs are so resistant to these. I usually create more scratches and hairlines than I remove. You could go all out and use the sandpaper slab cleaning method, which requires going from course sandpaper to the finest grit paper. I haven’t tried this but there is a tutorial done by one of the PCGS forum members.

If the price of the coin with these red dots is a bargain you can always send the coin to NGC for Reholder service.

 

Thanks LordM. Bottom line, the slabs are most likely permanently damaged. Options if purchased, send the ms 70 back to NGC for new slab. No idea what that would cost. Try removing the marks and live with the marked up slab and let a future family member make up excuses or just buy a trouble free coin. Pretty simple. lol.

 

great ideas! Problem is the D mint 21s are selling for all the money today! $800/$1000! Getting it for a reasonable price doesn’t seem likely! The signature and ace bug would be lost with a new slab and messing with red dots just doesn’t add up. The dots just make no sense to me!

 

bourbon, whiskey, vodka, or rubbing?

 

I have a couple of Apple AirPods. I used a permanent marker to put a #1 and #2 on each of the plastic charging cases so I would know which one I was activating for a device ( they don’t always activate automatically). A couple of weeks later I realized the permanent markings were gone from each of the cases. I wonder if that might be the case with those red dots. Maybe they aren’t permanent and will eventually rub off.

 

I would pass on it.

 

maybe! Maybe not! I think I’ll let the next guy have it! Thank you Bob. BTW, I can understand marking your earbud chargers but slabs are strange. I was just wondering if something was hidden under the marks like scratches or holes?

 

i agree! I’ve already put a bid on another.

 

The seller says, “they are like nail polish and can be removed”…. And the seller has other offerings with the same nail polish yet offers no reasoning behind this aberration?? Oh yeah, something rotten is afoot here. Scoundrels abound in our hobby and every day seems to bring a new numismatic scam to light….. I wouldn’t touch that with my wife’s credit card.

 

Good, when mail polish is on fingernails they have a special nail polish remover to take it off. Nail polish remover is nasty stuff and will probably melt some of the plastic. I know other things will remove it but I think the poster is putting the polish on those slabs for a reason.