Had em for awhile now,wanting a set in this grade range (funds availability) gonna be a slow process no doubt. Not quite sure what to do with the 64 at this point (hoping soap & water and a quick soak in acetone will save it). Also been thinking about sendin em to PCGS. Problem is I want one of every thing from 1800-2015 on a limited tight budget.
They both look like nice AUs, but I see some hairlines in the 64, and it may come back with a details grade. If soap and water doesn't do the trick, I would go with verdicare before trying acetone.
yeah I noticed that just fixed it. But now the 67 rev is on the top not the bottom. Not quite sure how to put them in the right order w/o deleting/starting a new thread but It'll work I guess.
Both are around AU-53 or AU-55, I have to admit, that 1867 looks very nice it had me drooling on my screen. I would say $250 for it. The hairlines on the 1864 might not be cleaning, they look like a toning pattern on the coin. $100 or so if not cleaned like Kirkuleez said, I personally do not think it is cleaned though.
I'm jealous. Incredible deal for those coins. $125 is a little outside my budget for coins but I would have jumped on that deal anyways.
Yes, it's a good product and I've used it with good success. BadThad is a member here, so you can either contact him, or find it in eBay. It's not a cheap product, but a little goes a very long way for small spot cleaning of verdigris. He sells small sample size bottles if you just want to try it out.
After looking at the larger images, I agree, it looks more like light wood grain than cleaning hairlines.
Been calling them Indian Head Penny's for 40 years In the future I'll try not to be both ignant & stupid and just ingant
hello, my name is robert and i am new to coins, i'm sort of lost on here, and planning to start a collection, a woman in town has a 1914 barber dime worn a little, but nice edges, not in a holder, what is a fair estimate price to purchase this from her? i spoke to a coin dealer and he said maybe a few dollars... i need help with all of this! any help would be appreicated.. thank u for your time, - robert
If it has no letter on the back under the wreath than it is worth around $5 in the condition you say it's in (I'm guessing it is in this condition) If it has a letter "D" on the back it is also worth around $5. If it is has the little "S" on the back it is worth around $8. Compare the coin that the woman has to examples shown on the link below to see how it grades. It's value completely depends on the grade. http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Barber10/Grades
Agreed--my first take was "wood grain", which is caused by improper alloying of the bronze--very common to some years of IHCs. The green spots could be a few things: it could be just a bit of loose dirt that has reacted to copper in the coin, but usually you see these in recesses rather than on top of the portrait. Or, it could be a (stable) bit of verdigris. The worst case scenario would be "bronze disease" or copper chloride, which will continue to eat into the coin. In any case, a short distilled water soak could help and certainly not harm the coin. I would avoid picking at the spots because it would probably reveal discoloration beneath. BadThad knows the chemistry and would have the best advice here. As for grading, I found both tricky to give a definitive grade--the pics are sorta dark.
hey, thanx! the coin is actually in better condition, you can read the whole word "liberty" on the headband, i have pictures that she emailed me , but i'm trying to figure out how to post them on here.