I need space and was wondering if taking it out of the box and plastic case and putting it in an airtite was a good idea. I got it at auction for 8 bucks at my coin club.
Those proofs, open up easy and I would take it out . I've heard that the rinse on the coin and the plastic container, don't go good together . Causes PVC .....
Many of the Brown Ikes acquired a haze on the perimeter of the coin. If it hasn't done so, already, consider yourself lucky. I see nothing wrong with putting it in an airtite. Chris
Hmm if ya need space you could always send it my way. I have a bunch of his brothers here just waiting for him. Putting it in Airtite should be fine. Put a stop to any more hazing.
I always wanted a silver Ike so I just went for it, 8 bucks isn't a killer. I love the reverse of the coin. I'll take it out right now.
I didn't think acetone was advised to use on proofs. Am I wrong? I know it won't clear up the cloudiness in these. At least it doesn't remove the cloudiness in the SB strikes...I tried.
Can't hurt, from what I've been told, but I lack the 'hands on' experience. Off to Home Depot......perhaps tomorrow, but I think not. Life, many times, stands in the way, and more pressing issues concern, When the dust clears I may return, or forlorn........
Let us know what happens if you do. I've had success with acetone only for fingerprints. So get this, I broke the $1.00 airtite I bought for it today trying to get it out of the plastic and card board. Looks like Ike will stay in the case just a little longer
The haze won't hurt the coin. If you're looking for storage space, just get rid of the brown box. If you "must" pop it out of the Mint Slab, carefully pry the top and bottom apart with a thin standard screw driver under one of the corners. Use a twisting motion to get the seal to separate. Once you can get the tip in as fare as the black insert, try sliding the tip down one edge being careful NOT to let to much of the screw driver into the slab. Once you get it started, i "should" be easy but I've had some very stubborn slabs in the past. Next up is the really tough part. Getting the coin out of the black plastic insert. The hole in the insert is angled where the obverse side is just a hair larger than the reverse side which means, you'll have to push the coin out from the reverse side. Using a very soft cloth, hold the plastic firmly and push lightly with your thump being careful NOT to touch the fields. I focus on the moon's frosted surface. If the coin is very stubborn, you might have to break that insert in half which can get messy. As for the haze? 40% Silver clad coins (80% silver/20% copper cladding) is very tolerable of E-Z-Est dip and a quick dip, followed with a water rinse followed with a distilled water dip and finishing with a dip in 91% Isopropyl alcohol will remove that haze in a jiff. If any of the above makes your but pucker, just leave it in the slab and ditch the brown box. OR, store the brown box with coin inside on a book shelf. I have hundreds of these both in and out of the brown box and yes, they do take up a lot of space but, you get used to it. Your coin, BTW, is ODV-004 (High Relief, Serifed R) which was produced beginning in March of 1972 thru June of 1972 and represents approximately 71% of the total production according to US Mint records. Coins produced in September (2,180) and December of 1971 (1,219,990) were ODV-006 (High Relief, PegLeg R). This data pulled from January 2008 Edition of the Numismatist in an article titled "Peg Leg Ikes" written by the IKE Group.
