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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;heineken, post: 1478086, member: 38909&quot;]<span style="color: #333333">Hello everyone,</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333">When I was younger and newer to collecting, I committed the ultimate coin collecting sin on my 1799 bust dollar. (please don&#039;t burn me at the stake!!) I got a great deal on the coin, in a PCGS slab, but it is a non gradable coin with some slight rim damage. I think the coin is easily Fine details. The first thing I did was break it out of the slab, I have a thing where I like to be able to hold what I collect in my hands </span><span style="color: #333333"> A few days later is when I couldn&#039;t help myself and </span>dipped<span style="color: #333333"> the coin. I will admit that now I wish I never had done it, but at the same time, I believe the coin had already been cleaned/</span>dipped<span style="color: #333333"> and/or coin doctored, as I found a few hairlines that where perfectly concealed before the dip. Also the tarnish look of the coin had been just way too perfect, the tarnish was too even too perfect. Again, this was a non gradable coin, and it is very cool to be able to hold it in your hand, and show others, and tell them the history behind it.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Anyway, since then, I have kept it in a air tight holder, it is a perfect silver white now, and although just as much detail is visible, its not as easily seen as when it was a little tarnished with darker tarnish in the depressions. My question is, since I cant go back and change the past, and it is a non gradable coin anyway, should I leave it out in the open air for a few months, or should I just keep it in a nice air tight holder to stop any further damage and preserve it for the future? I feel like even for a non gradable authentic bust dollar, the value will go up over time. even being non gradable, the value is only what someone will pay for it, and i feel like the pure white might hurt me there, which i why i have thought about tarnishing it, there are lots of ways to accelerate tarnish. On the other hand, why risk causing damage or risk it tarnishing unevenly, and even though its white, it still looks beautiful and I see other cleaned bust dollars going for over 1k. Heck I even see bust dollar with holes drilled in them go for 500 bucks I am not a seasoned coin collector, but IMO the bust dollar is one of the coolest coins ever.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Any advice? If you all want, I can take some pics and post, I have before pics as well.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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