Another coin from some recently inherited coins. This is the only standing liberty half that i have and i know very little about them any thoughts on the grade and value on this coin would be great. From what I have read its not a rare date or anything and only worth a few bucks but i just wanted to verify from some more knowledgeable people. Also since i don't think it has much value would it benefit this coin to have a quick dip in some acetone? Thanks very much. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc1/jerhull/Coins/img005.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc1/jerhull/Coins/img006.jpg
It is a common date and my guess would be about F12 on the grade. I don't think you would do any harm to it with pure acetone, but I don't think it would help much either. Given that there would only be a couple of dollars difference between the coins numismatic value and its melt value it wouldn't be a bad one to experiment on.
Thank you that's what i thought just wanted to make sure before as MPCUSA said i start my mad scientist experiment lol!
What I do with my old, but not very valuable silver, if I want to keep it and have it look nice, is rub it with Crest toothpaste for about a minute. Rinse, and repeat. As long as you don't ruin a valuable coin (I've done this with an example of the very coin from your OP before), it will make it nice and shiny. I would never do this on a coin in any kind of decent grade, though. Joe
Yes, its a common date and not worth alot in that condition. I don't think there would be much of a point in dipping it, unless you just want to experiment. And just an FYI, those are called Walking Liberty Halves. "Standing Liberty" is a term used to describe the quarters of 1916-1930.
Keep in mind that any coin that you do this to will be worth only it's silver value for the rest of it's life. I wouldn't recommend it... but to each his own.
