Let the coin soak for a few hours in the acetone for the first bath and throw out that acetone. Don't let the coin dry and soak a few more hours...
The presentation was great. I have a much better understanding of what to look for.
I'll start by saying that it was really fun and busy most of the time. I went in on Wed. dealer setup day and was able to get some stuff done...
I'm sorry. I left about an hour ago. Four days of walking was enough. I may just hang out at the hotel bar for the rest of today.
The coin has had a tough life. Nothing more.
Only 2 days to FUN. Hope you can make it.
This is an example of the label PCI used for problem coins. I may send it to PCGS someday. It has toned a bit over the years and has a good chance...
That image is just an example of the labels used. Not my coins. Note the fonts used. The sixes and nines are the easy way to tell the difference.
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The refining cost are too great to make much on these.
I lost track of how many times the ownership changed. A couple of them tried to bring back the green label but they were easy to spot.
About 200. It was a good deal back in those days. It was about an $8 fee and the big boys were charging twice that. I just wanted a nice holder to...
1839-O Dime. FS-502, F-108, Huge O. PCI VF-20 PCGS XF Details Damaged. [ATTACH]
1942/1 Dime. Overdate, FS-101 PCI VF-35 Cleaned PCGS XF Details Cleaned [ATTACH]
1806/5 Quarter. B1 PCI VF-20 PCGS VF-20 [ATTACH]
1955 Cent. DDO, FS101 PCI MS-63 RB PCGS MS-63 BN [ATTACH]
1880 Cent. DDO, FS-101, S1, Off Center Clashed Rev. PCI AU-50 PCGS AU-53 [ATTACH]
I have been sending a large amount of these early PCI coins in to be cracked out and graded. The results have been really good. I paid the extra...
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