I have stopped enjoying this coin. One of my uncles who has collected coins for more years than I have been alive handed this to me at a funeral. He knew I collected coins and somehow knew I was looking for a seated liberty Dollar to complete my type set. If the coin was not cleaned and had the original natural toning, I would love it. Is there any way to store the coin to restart the process. Cunnerntly I have it in a very old yellow coin envelope stored in the attic to see if it will help. I checked it after 2 months and cannot see any difference. Thoughts please. I would attempt to sell it if I thought I could get anything near it's grade value. Any suggestions? Thanks
Carry it in your pocket for awhile, dont be afraid to get it dirty. There are alot of different ways to re tone a coin. I wouldnt trade it because of the sentimental value
Honestly, due to the brutal cleaning/whizzing this coin received, toning it will not bring any eye appeal back, or cover up that cleaning. The nicest type of toning occurs when brilliant original luster is present. Since the luster was removed from this coin, the toning will most likely not be attractive at all. here is an example of one of my Liberty half dollars that was whizzed long ago, and re-toned since. It doesn't look terrible in this pic, but it is not eye appealing at all.
I'm presently retoning two coins , they're in a little mannila envelope in my attic where the heat and humidity are both extremely high . It's only been a few months but it's starting to tone a nice golden color with some color around the devices . I check them every month as I don't want them to tone an ugly splotchy black . I figure another year ought to do it considering the cold winters here . I've heard of some putting their coins in a snop lock airtight plastic food holder , with a bunch of wooden matches , make sure the coin doesn't touch the sulfur match heads or you will have black spots . Good luck , your coin is an heirloom thus priceless .
Don't mean to offend but that thing has been made into a piece that will have a hard time seeing a melt price. And looking at the images make me wonder if it is not a contemporary counterfeit to boot.
I don't believe it be a fake. At 26.69 grams, the weight seems right. I took it to a dealer that I trust and he believes it to be authenic. I have never observed a whizzed coin before, so I really don't know what to look for. The coin has definatley had a hard life. I have seen a lot of cleaned coins before, but nothing with the surface appearance of this one. Any ideas on what would cause the surface to be so grainey?
Sell it honestly for what it is on eBay and use what it fetches toward a coin you will enjoy. It will probably do OK even though it is harshly cleaned, certainly better than melt. I would guess it might get around $65 to $85 as it is without any problems if you describe it as it is.
Could have been buried in the ground , that might cause the irregularities . Plus any Seated dollar is worth over melt , there's always people who will buy them as a hole filler . Putting it in your pocket as a pocket piece should wear it down smooth again , but at a lot less detail / But with the way it looks now you have nothing to lose . It's still a family heirloom and should be kept as respect to your Uncle .
I decided to keep the coin for sentimental reason. Since the coin is pretty well cleaned to death, I decided to experiment a little. I might have overdone it, but it turned out semi-OK. My son likes it and asked if he could have it. Gonna make him wait a while, he has a birthday coming up soon. He understands it is AT and I will come back from the grave and haunt him if he ever thinks about selling it as anything else.
Just keep it id suggest, its a present after all i know i would keep it especially if its my first of that type.
It certainly looks better than it did. I believe it was found in the ground or someplace similar, and corroded. Someone found it, and cleaned the begeezers out of it. It was obviously lost by the original owner when it was lightly circulated.
