Today's Additions

Hi again everyone! I just thought I'd share these from today's adventure to the LCS. It's a shame that the Morgan has those spots on it. The cardboard flip apparently had some small tears in the plastic and the air had gotten to it.

For the capped bust half dollar, I figured I'd go the route of finding the worst example possible and at the cheapest price. That way no matter what I get afterwards is an improvement!

Costs for the two: Morgan $285; Half $15

 

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You can remove the spots on the Morgan by dipping it.
You got a great price on the half!
Nice finds!

 

Thanks! I'm super happy with them!
In acetone, I'm assuming? I haven't dabbled in that yet. I'm too worried that I'll ruin the coin instead of improving it. Do you mean just literally dipping it for one second and letting it dry? Soaking it for however long? I just don't want that cartwheel to go away, so if you (or anyone else) can offer advice I will gladly listen!

 

Also, I can't tell which version that half is. Is it an ugly 3? Just trying to go off pictures but I've never owned one before, so I'm pretty much clueless on it.

 

Not an ugly 3, its a normal 3. It is a Overton-106a.

 

No, actually I am suggesting a chimerical dip product. These products remove the very top few microns of tarnish off of the coin, revealing the brilliant cartwheel luster below.

If done properly and with common since you wont ruin any coins. The big grading companies like PCGS and NGC use coin dip all of the time for conservation.

Here is a before and after picture of a coin that has been dipped.

 

Thank you! I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the VAMs on Morgans and wasn't ready for another rabbit hole to fall into!

 

That looks great! What is the product? I'm assuming there's directions on it, but what do you recommend?

 

Lets talk about terms a bit. A dip is using something like e-Z-est. It's an acid type cleaner and you should not even think about using it on this coin. It's a great product but only if you know the proper way to use it. Don't do it until you have the skills and understand what you are doing. One second too long and you will destroy the value of the coin.
Acetone is used as a bath. It's not an acid and only removes organic matter from the coin. It will not harm the toning or the luster of the coin. At the same time, there is a proper way to use it. If you don't have the skills, don't use it. There are some great threads on this site that you can learn from.

 

Agreed. Dipping a coin is a skill that takes practice, your going to want to perfect your technique before you work on any nice coins. There are a lot of great resources here online that can help you learn.

 

I absolutely would not practice on this coin. I would use one of my sacrificial pennies from the 70s that's got nice luster and basically do my best to lodge something onto it. Then I get to try out techniques for removing it. If successful a few times, I would move onto something silver, then ultimately end up at trying my hand at this morgan. I'm trying to assemble some very high quality *specimens for my albums, and I don't want to risk ruining any of them because of my inexperience in dipping.

Edit to add: * = raw

 

Wow, good for you!

 

Is the 1823 real

great examples

 

Sounds kinda touchy. I only treat the buffalo type nickels as a hobby with vinegar and such. Acid does damage.

 

Vinegar is acid. Weak acid, but same outcome.

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It's in terrible condition, but I'm pretty sure I see the faintest indication of the edge lettering.

 

Dip it in e-zest for about 2-3 seconds then rinse throughly under running water. Lightly pat dry, no rubbing and air dry throughly. The coin must be completely rinsed and dried before putting it in a flip or any other type of protective cases for coins.

 

I'll keep that in mind (or most likely reference this later) if I do decide to go ahead with it. For the time being though, I think it's just fine as it is. I'm very inexperienced in general on the coinology stuff, and even more so when it comes to attempting something like this. And I'll definitely practice on some of my other lower quality coins before I even think of touching the CC!

 

The LCS I frequent has a 1893-S Morgan (NGC graded 10) but it's far FAR out of my price range. Asking $4k... I would have to trade in most or all of my Morgans just to get it! LOL

 

A good learning experience for the e-Zest would be a junk Morgan or Peace Dollar that is close to or slightly worse than your CC Dollar.