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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rickyc, post: 2481487, member: 80843&quot;]1. they look black in almost all cases</p><p><br /></p><p>2. yes</p><p><br /></p><p>3. they all look like BU, choice BU, or PL - shiny and reflective in most cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>confined.</p><p><br /></p><p>My best description is like corrosion or black mold. Some are tiny black dots, some are larger and irregular, some are discoloration on the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was first collecting years ago I was shown coins similar to this and they were called spit marks. It&#039;s my fault for not examining them periodically over the years and noticing when they first started.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m 81 now, my son has passed, and I decided to not leave my wife with something she knows nothing about. My son and I spent a lot of wonderful time together sharing the history of commems and putting the collection together.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see commems have never really taken off and some probably aren&#039;t worth the restoration and slabbing fee. About half the collection shows the black stuff and I was going to find out more about the NCG restoration service and try them.</p><p><br /></p><p>My original question was does a BU coin have to be dipped to remove a tiny black spot?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks - Rick[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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