David Fertig
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It's aqua.
That fish-eye bruise and the wire groove damage on the front hurts more then the surface mineralization.
If you were to tumble it lightly, to save as much embossing as possible, you would end up seeing many more small surface fractures. If you tumbled it hard enough to remove them, you'd loose a lot of the embossing.
I would let it as is. It's an honest piece. Sometimes a tumble helps. Sometimes not. Think of an old piece of furniture. A light dusting and a coat of paste wax could really make a piece. On the other hand, if it needs dipped and stripped it could end up looking like a skinned cat.
For what you paid, I'd gladly put it on a shelf and display it. If you just want to sell it, someone should give you $150 or so. Might bring $225 or so on a good day, but that might be pushing it. There's a fair number of these around.
As to threadless, there are a few you can get for under a few hundred or so and a McMicking shouldn't set you back more then $75. If you are willing to take a few chips or a base slice, you can knock at least a third off book price, if not more.
That fish-eye bruise and the wire groove damage on the front hurts more then the surface mineralization.
If you were to tumble it lightly, to save as much embossing as possible, you would end up seeing many more small surface fractures. If you tumbled it hard enough to remove them, you'd loose a lot of the embossing.
I would let it as is. It's an honest piece. Sometimes a tumble helps. Sometimes not. Think of an old piece of furniture. A light dusting and a coat of paste wax could really make a piece. On the other hand, if it needs dipped and stripped it could end up looking like a skinned cat.
For what you paid, I'd gladly put it on a shelf and display it. If you just want to sell it, someone should give you $150 or so. Might bring $225 or so on a good day, but that might be pushing it. There's a fair number of these around.
As to threadless, there are a few you can get for under a few hundred or so and a McMicking shouldn't set you back more then $75. If you are willing to take a few chips or a base slice, you can knock at least a third off book price, if not more.
