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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 4985327, member: 114169&quot;]I&#039;m very late to discover this thread, but seeing as it was started years before I found CoinTalk, maybe my absence is understandable.</p><p><br /></p><p>These have been posted elsewhere, but they fit in perfectly with the subject matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had this brutalized Peace Dollar in a forgotten unloved coin tin for decades.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was just too ugly to let it out into the light of day.&nbsp;&nbsp; After joining CoinTalk and learning about acetone baths, I decided to get it out to see if it wouldn&#039;t benefit from a week at the spa - the chemical spa.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197756[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197757[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, after a month of soaking, there was zero improvement.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was almost ready to give up on this coin until I saw a couple of folks post photos of coins intentionally pocket carried to achieve this attractive CirCam circulated look.</p><p><br /></p><p>I figured carrying this coin wouldn&#039;t hurt it any worse than it had already been damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p>After a month of pocket carry, this is how this Peace Dollar looks today, along with it&#039;s sister pocket carry piece,&nbsp; a CirCam Morgan Dollar.&nbsp;&nbsp; A huge improvement on the Peace Dollar I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197758[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1197759[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not all the way to where I would like it,&nbsp; but another month of carry and it should be there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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