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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;upnorth, post: 613221, member: 19063&quot;]Thanks for the replies! I see now, I probably should have put this in the US Coins forum, thanks for not coming down on the newbie. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I definitely won&#039;t be cleaning any coin on my own. There&#039;s no coming back from damage like this one&#039;s been through.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to give grandpa a call this morning, and I asked him about this coin. He said it&#039;s possible that it was part of a large lot, but more likely, he had been using it as a placeholder in his Morgan set, and when he replaced it, he didn&#039;t really want to keep it in that condition, so he gave it to me. He said he collects sets by first completing the set, then later worrying about condition, upgrading each coin as he can. Seems like a sensible way to go to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>His collection would be fun to go through. Though it&#039;s almost all in airtites, he has never sent a coin in for grading. I know he has some older golds, from around the turn of the century. I suspect there are some gems buried there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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