needler420
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As I've learned with price charting guides from baseball cards to comics to video games, it's worth what someone else is willing to pay and not always what the price chart says.
As I've learned with price charting guides from baseball cards to comics to video games, it's worth what someone else is willing to pay and not always what the price chart says.
In the name of all collectors in the world please don't clean it. Otherwise incredible find congratulations.Thanks again for all this!
I've cleaned a few 60s silver with baking soda and didn't really like the result. I think I prefer the character of the patina.
I'm probably never going to sell this one anyway, it's my first decent silver. For now it's in a protective sleeve and it's the coin I pick up and admire most. I definitely get more pleasure out of the find than the maybe $150 bucks it's worth!
The coin would grade Very Fine except for the staining. That will definitely knock it down some. You might be able to get rid of some of the staining by cleaning it with warm water and a small amount of toothpaste. Just don't rub too hard when cleaning it. Looking at it I think the stains are going to be on that coin permanently.I found this beauty key date barber dime at a beach town in Canada. There was a big hotel by the lake in the early 1900s, so I guess we hosted some Americans back in the day. Found it in a treed park area, NOTHING else there. I think the place has been hit hard. Got lucky with this one, really faint signal!
I know very little about grading coins. I was hoping for some help on determining the condition and value of it. There is some staining, but the detail is pretty good. You can read most of "liberty" on the head and I'd say there is very little wear.
Should the staining be cleaned? I'm afraid to touch it, so I've only cleaned it with water.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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The coin would grade Very Fine except for the staining. That will definitely knock it down some. You might be able to get rid of some of the staining by cleaning it with warm water and a small amount of toothpaste. Just don't rub too hard when cleaning it. Looking at it I think the stains are going to be on that coin permanently.