My adventures with the "100 Greatest", part 2

[Cellgazer]

to dip or not to dip....

 

After my purchase of the 1990 no S cent, I searched Ebay for other coins to submit for the "100 Greatest" label. I found a 1966 SMS with a "no FG" half. The photos were not very good, but I was in a gambling mood and decided to take a chance with it. I got the set in the mail today, and to my pleasent surprise, the half looked nearly flawless! After examination with 10X I am convinced that it should be a strong MS67! Only problem was a light milky haze that tends to haunt these special mint sets. SO, after short deliberation with myself, I decided to dip the coin...the haze disappeared!

Below is a photo of the reverse of the coin. The front is prettier, but the back is where the money is! Will report back with the final grade.

 

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[mkman123]

Good luck and let us know!

[moondoggy]

OUCH !!!!! Oh no...... You should NEVER clean (dip) a coin yourself. You may just have body bagged it !!!! That is why there is NCS. I have submitted coins (see my journals with before and after photo's) to NCS that were awful and man did they come out looking like a champ and with the grades to boot. When you dip a coin you are only removing the contaminants for a short period of time but they will come back. That is why you need the right procedures and materials to do a professional job. I wish you luck, I really do but NGC is very, very stringent on cleaned coins.

Keep us posted and if it grades, we will all heave with a sigh of relief !!!!!!

 

Mike

[Cellgazer]

I have submitted coins that were dipped (by moi) and never had one body bagged. As long as they are not rubbed in any way, they should be OK. After the dip, I rinse, use mild dilute liquid soap, rinse again, then use a laboratory grade aerosol "dust remover". Nothing other than liquid ever touches the coin. I have had nice results with hazy coins with this method.

NCS would have probably been the way to go in this case, but honestly I never thought of that.

[TD Henson]

My first reaction was NCS too. I've add the same luck as Mike with them and man do the coins look nice after conservation. I'm not sure that I wouldn't send it to them anyway...but if dipping has worked for you in the past it will certainly be cheaper. Let us know how it turns out.

 

Todd

[Cellgazer]

Should I send that 1990 no S cent to NCS? I certainly would spare no expense in obatining the highest grade for THAT coin....

[TD Henson]

Should I send that 1990 no S cent to NCS? I certainly would spare no expense in obatining the highest grade for THAT coin....

 

I don't have personal experience with Copper coins at NCS, but the clad dimes I've had them work on have been exceptional. I sent them a 70-D Roosevelt DDR that was butt ugly and it ended up in an NGC MS 66 Top Pop skin.

 

Here's the link to that journal if you want to see the before and after photos...

 

http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=9327