Hi all, Heres a 1911 I picked up a while ago. I really like the toning but I want to get rid of the crud on the obverse, would coin care work? or Acetone? Without removing the toning from the coin? Also, Please give a stab at the grade, it's raw.
guess 64. Great color. Is the gunk a carbon spot? I can't tell. Also, what's on the e on one on the rev. (metal in the outer corner)?
That is just a nick, nothing fancy. The gunk is actually "gunk". I'm not sure what it is. I can tell it would come off with coin care, but I'm worried it will get rid of the toning.
This is a nice reverse, but those scratches and spot really hurt the obverse. You might get a 63, but i would think its a 62.
My guess is it will not slab / questionable color / altered surfaces, but thats based on pics.......my guess is it has been recolored
Yes it's been altered, Yes it's been altered, the tell-tell signs are the rub behind Lincoln's head and color - the old cleaning is probably why the carbon spots developed also. When the original skin of the coin was altered it most likely left areas where moisture could attach very easily. My guess what happened to this coin was someone tried to make a MS-64 out of a MS-61, or 2 and failed. Nothing I know of could remove the carbon spots without being able to see it a mile away - I would not keep this coin for myself - it's too far gone.
I agree with previous comments. Different subject but this coin is a good example - that is what an oiled coin looks like.
Yes, I was going to surmise that, too, but I thought I'd get hammered for it. Better you guys get hammered than me. Still, if it has been soaked (to try and loosed some of that crud?), it looks better than my oiled ones. Snaz, if you do experiment (and, I'm not suggesting that), let us see it when you're done...
It won't be the first time i will get hammered for an opinion from being right, but it sure looks like a three in one oil I guess lincoln jaw was locked or something. JAZEC
