How to Clean Coins

Actually, I dipped other extremely spotty crusty dirty junk silver. I ended up not doing the 1932-d fyi. I was able to very carefully pick off the chunks of gunk with my nail and was VERY careful on doing it.

 

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If you are not happy with a coin, why not just buy a different coin that you DO like, and sell the one you are not happy with to someone that does like it?

 

If they were 'junk' silver, why do they need to be 'cleaned' to begin with? Unless, you want to make them appear better than they actually are, for some reason unbeknownst to me?

 

Skeptical aren't you?

No reason.

 

Stick to the 'Analytics' part of 'Coins & Analytics'. Me? Skeptical? After the 3 legger debacle? Give me the dates and denominations of the cleaned coins so I can see what you are selling to 'your customers'. ONLY so I can avoid them.

 

Sir, there was no "3 leg debacle" I hyped a coin that I truly believed to be as great as it was pictured and it came out differently when I received it. I then a few days later test sold it on the collector's universe forum after much confusion on whether it had a finger print or die erosion on the obverse. nobody bit and i still happily have the coin and may soon be sending it to ngc / ncs on behalf of a very kind dealer.

thanks,

bnb

 

I would suggest that you just keep the coin as it is - if it is a fingerprint I highly doubt that they can do anything.

Speedy

 

Who offered, if you don't mind my asking?

 

They could do a number of things, Speedy. Why would you suggest not sending, particularly if the dealer is going to pre-screen the coin and provide a presumably expert (and objectively disinterested) opinion?

I think he should jump at the chance, frankly.

 

On the CU forums, he said it was a forum member. He didn't mention the member, so don't know if he/she is an actual dealer, or just a member who offered his/her services.

 

No way I am divulging that information out, sorry. It's to protect the identity and privacy and the forum member as well as the deal between him/or her & I.

Sorry, just can't do it.

bnb

 

The dealer isn't. He/she is sending me the forms so I can send it to NGC and they evaluate it and then determine whether or not it should go to their sister company, NCS.

bnb

 

I honestly don't know why, that when BNB first DIDN'T like, or had a problem with the coin, he didn't simply use Heritage's return policy, and then continue to seek an example he liked (unless he was going to flip it all along, which, given his excitement, I can't imagine that intent). Like the old saying goes, 'If something bothers you about the coin at first, it's always going to bother you'. BNB couldn't ascertain the problem until it was in hand. I am not certain about Heritage's return policy (been awhile since I bought/won something from them), but it had to be within their return period, or am I incorrect on that?

 

Because BNB doesn't commonly find nice AU58 examples that look good and well defined. They aren't easy to come by.

bnb

 

Too bad. Methinks this transaction could use another set of eyes.

 

Well I'm just going by past experince that fingerprints aren't something that come off very often.

Speedy

 

Gotcha. You're right, they don't come off well. However, I do think that NGC looking at the coin (and I was hoping a dealer as well) could help educate BnB on the situation. The thought being if he's going to make a mistake (or not, as it could be simply die erosion), he at least should try and learn from it rather than just punt & run. All IMHO...Mike

 

Have you had a dealer look at the coin in hand? If not, I suggest that you do before you send it. Many people here are experts...but you can only do so much with a photograph and it is clear that this fingerprint (or whatever it is) is hard to get a good photo of. I would suggest having a local dealer look at it first before you send it in.

 

I have and a lot don't know.
The ones who suspect something are saying it's die or finger print. It's cut down the middle.

bnb

 

The term you're seaching for is "conserveration". There's a big difference between conservation (generally market acceptable) and cleaning (unacceptable).

The first steps of any conservation project should proceed using the "solvent ladder". Here's a draft excerpt from my upcoming book on verdigirs and conservation: