GBrad Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Not sure about this one but hopefully someone will be. My first question is how to carefully get the build-up out of GOD in order to see what may be doubling. I know how to appropriately and safely “de-scum” copper cents with acetone but I’m simply not sure about a clad dime. The rest of this coin appears to be a very good match to the pictures I compared it to complements of Variety Vista for the FS-101 listing of this potential variety. (Sorry if the pictures are not in the order I intended). Thank you to all who view and comment. -Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie15 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 spend it and move on. I see nothing on or about that dime that is worth keeping. If you think it is a DDO then go to variety vista and look for a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Moxie15 said: go to variety vista and look for a match. Uh..... I did. I explained that in my opening post narrative ..... that’s why I decided to post it here Edited January 9, 2021 by Greg Bradford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Moxie15 said: spend it and move on. I see nothing on or about that dime that is worth keeping. If you think it is a DDO then go to variety vista and look for a match. I also meant to add that this variety is recognized by TPG’s as a valid DDO. It is definitely a difficult one to recognize and I’m not saying that this is one but it very closely resembles the VV listing. I was kindly looking for some input on an appropriate way to clean the gunk from this coin being that it is a clad. As I mentioned, I know acetone is safe for copper but is it safe for this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Use acetone to clean it. You'll need the real acetone from your local hardware store. Follow safety directions as it's very flammable. Pour some in a glass cup or jar and drop the coin in there and let it soak for a little while til it looks like the gunk is coming off. Some say to rinse with distilled water after you pull it out but I've used regular warm tap water with no issues. GBrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBrad Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 I was able to remove all the build-up on this coin to reveal its details. Unfortunately, as good as several aspects of this coin appeared to be very promising, I am unable to see any doubling inside, or around, the letters of GOD. It does have many attributes that closely match VV’s example of this variety but without the doubling in GOD I believe this is a dead end. Thank you for your help. bsshog40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
