Found a 1923s SLQ in a cull bag! A cool (and kinda sad) story!

I bought a couple of his for effect. They don't look bad. They have a toning of their own. But, if a person wants to fill holes it is a reasonable way to go.

 

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So would this (the SLQ) be considered an "acid bath" ?

Does vinegar and hydrogen peroxide make a form of acid?

 

Peracetic acid (C2H4O3)

 

Redbook is wrong? Finally happy to see someone admit that. That book is outdated badly. Fun to read though.

 

I'll be interested to see what ICG gives it.

 

I don't follow you at all, I'm afraid.

 

I've read (here) repeatedly over the years that 'Redbook' is everything. I find that it has good pertinent information but for grading it's not good and pricing it's not good. What I meant was happy somebody finally said something different about it.

 

All I hear from dealers around me is 'greysheet, greysheet'. Never heard them tell me to refer to the Redbook. It really is no more than an information source that is outdated. The 'full horn' for example. Still it's fun reading for historical reference.

 

Sending it next week and - semi related - love Chaney.

 

I can't recall any experienced CT member recommending the Red Book for pricing and many times, when the redbook is recommended to new collectors, they specifically say to ignore the pricing section.

I still use the redbook regularly for mintages, weights, and relative rarity.

 

its a cool find either way you see it ...

 

Genuine-Details. They are going to know it was in vinegar to raise the date.
Waste of money IMO.

 

A Genuine - Details 1923-S, even in a lower-tier slab, will still bring $200 or more on eBay.

I'd "waste" $5 (melt plus a bottle of vinegar and a bottle of peroxide) on such a coin any day of the week.

 

Cool find. I had no idea that these were bringing so much now. If have a Au-53 that I bought years ago for about a hundred bucks, don’t remember exactly.

 

LOL -- a cleaned AU Details one went for almost $1K last week on eBay. A 50 got $1380 back in November, and a couple of 55s went for almost $2K.

 

People are insane about slabs. You can sell it without a slab.
You don't need authentication that the coin is damaged.
IDK what $5 waste you are talking about. I am talking about the grading expense which is unnec. IMO.
Slabs ruined the baseball card hobby.

 

Ah, I misunderstood you.

I do think that getting it in a slab will have a positive return, though. It's funky-looking enough that, without a slab, a lot of people might doubt its authenticity.

I'm not sure it would be worthwhile springing for PCGS or NGC.

 

So funny enough I tried this on other culls and it nuked them. Pulled nothing. So I think for this to work the date needs to be just barely rubbed off, and you have to leave it in the solution for a very specific time (enough to reveal date but not enough to damage coin badly)

Pic of the atomic blast these culls got.

 

1923s was also sent to TPG a week ago. After grading and shipping I’ll be into it maybe 40$. Will put on eBay and see what happens. It’s basically all just a big experiment now. Haha

 

To answer this - you could wipe this date off with your thumb. I figured 22$ to protect it was worth it, especially since it’ll be going on eBay