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<p>[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 2803012, member: 85675"]Out of the 25 or so Morgan and Peace dollars I inherited (no rare dates, not sure about varieties) - a group of 1883-O's are in the best condition. They all look around AU but they were stored in these tan paper old 2x2's along with a bunch of Peace dollars that are caked in brown gunk (green in the case of the Peace I just posted in the other thread.)</p><p><br /></p><p>These have a film of their own that is more of a light brown, but they're still way better off than the Peace's. </p><p><br /></p><p>I took these to the local dealer and they recommended taking Koinsolv to all of them with a Q-Tip. I can see why that would be the route a dealer might take in trying to brighten them up for sale, but these were my great grandfather's and I just want to conserve them, not sell. I don't want them to be damaged by any PVC present either, so I'm not quite sure what to do next. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any input is greatly appreciated as always! Here's the 1883-O's:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]653902[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653904[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653905[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653906[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653911[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CircCam, post: 2803012, member: 85675"]Out of the 25 or so Morgan and Peace dollars I inherited (no rare dates, not sure about varieties) - a group of 1883-O's are in the best condition. They all look around AU but they were stored in these tan paper old 2x2's along with a bunch of Peace dollars that are caked in brown gunk (green in the case of the Peace I just posted in the other thread.) These have a film of their own that is more of a light brown, but they're still way better off than the Peace's. I took these to the local dealer and they recommended taking Koinsolv to all of them with a Q-Tip. I can see why that would be the route a dealer might take in trying to brighten them up for sale, but these were my great grandfather's and I just want to conserve them, not sell. I don't want them to be damaged by any PVC present either, so I'm not quite sure what to do next. Any input is greatly appreciated as always! Here's the 1883-O's: [ATTACH=full]653902[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653904[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653905[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653906[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]653911[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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