PCGS Submissions

JeffH · August 19, 2016, 06:03:28 PM

Use a sealed container and do not sniff it (well you can but the deleterious health affects outway the 'high' I believe).

robbiegal · August 19, 2016, 06:11:57 PM

yeah I reckon the hubby doesn't do the sniff bit
whereas I'm sniff sniff - ohhhh i can't smell it but I can damn well feel it !!

ausjack · August 19, 2016, 08:07:59 PM

It's just like fingernail polish remover RG.

robbiegal · August 19, 2016, 08:15:31 PM

except 500% time more nasty

JeffH · August 20, 2016, 04:59:53 AM

Nail polish remove is about 99%+ acetone with just some perfume added to disguise the distinctive smell, which it doesn't really do very well. So it is just as nasty.

robbiegal · August 20, 2016, 09:21:46 AM

didn't know that but it explains why i have always used it in the backyard

ausjack · August 20, 2016, 09:38:03 AM

See I wasn't leading you up the garden path RG :angel:

robbiegal · August 20, 2016, 09:49:34 AM

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Quotemine may have the dreaded PVC staining
Time to break out the acetone -might help but bronze coins not so much as copper/nickel I find.

reckon it will take away any remaining lustre? my photos tend to take away any gloss that my coins have - often they are no where near as dull as my photos
could i just put half the coin in the acetone?

JeffH · August 20, 2016, 11:57:02 AM

Quotecould i just put half the coin in the acetone?

If you could do that without exposing the other half to the fumes and without having the acetone evaporate it would be an interesting experiment. Then you could post a 'before and after' picture in one photo.

ausjack · August 20, 2016, 12:09:11 PM

Cotton tips are your friend RG

stevo1962 · August 20, 2016, 12:38:54 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='95165' dateline='1471660751'Cotton tips are your friend RG

Roll don't drag

ausjack · August 20, 2016, 02:32:00 PM

That's right Stevo :good:

robbiegal · August 20, 2016, 02:35:28 PM

oh fanks guys

yeah steve I always blot when i tidy up my coins

i kind of suspect it's not PVC but perhaps paper damage - like from a push in album and they may in fact not have any benefit from the acetone

will double check
just my PVC coins have a much darker looking blotches

r9453 · August 20, 2016, 02:41:16 PM

Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='95166' dateline='1471662534'Roll don't drag

aka don't inhale.

r9453 · August 28, 2016, 05:51:40 AM

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QuoteI also have 25 coins stuck at PCGS for over two months.

When were your coins received by PCGS ??

I'm not sure of the exact date, I submitted through a local dealer who received them on 22/04/2016 and forwarded them to PCGS on 12/05/2016. I got an update on 12/06/2016 "just playing the waiting game now".

I got another update yesterday 12/08/2016, "Just an update, still no word on results for that PCGS submission however on the plus side for their delay I'm now in negotiations for some complimentary gradings which I'll be able to pass on to those collectors affected."

I was advised yesterday that my coins have been graded and shipped. :yahoo:

Incidentally, when filling out the submission form, in the case of coppers, what do you write in the column for PCGS Coin Number - do you make your own judgement as to what colour the coin is, eg. BN, RB or RD and write that number accordingly? The column is marked optional but I would not like to leave it blank, particular if the coin is a penny variety like a 1931 dropped 1 Indian (ha ha, I wish).