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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Try soaking it in Acetone first, then Verdi-Care and see if it comes off
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Pillar of the Community
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I've tried acetone. May try a longer soak. I have Verdi-Care, but haven't tried it yet.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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VF-30
Looks like a carbonate type verdigris, VC should remove it. I would go after that stuff to the left of the wheat with a toothpick too....follow the VC directions!
Edited by BadThad
04/18/2013 1:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a good match to the 1914 you posted....VF-30
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm in at VF30 on this one. If you try the VC, post an after pic. would be interested to see how it turns out.
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Bedrock of the Community
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OK. Went at it last night with Verdi-Care. Since this is at best a $20 coin it was worth it for me to try something to save it and I wouldn't be too sad if it was a disaster. The obverse came out nice - some white verdigris from the coat was removed easily. The reverse was a different story. It was very encrusted in verdigris and some of the patina was removed after working on it about a dozen times with fresh Verdi-Care solution every 5 minutes. I followed the directions, but I think there was nothing else I could do to remove the verdigris. I believe that most of the patina was already removed by the verdigris, and I just revealed that. Some patina was also removed from my "working" the surface also. Overall, I'm satisfied with the results. I'll take some removed patina over the white verdigris any day. You can be your own judge.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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You can tell its been worked on but I much prefer its look now. That stuff would've just continued to destroy the coin. I use VC all the time now and sometimes cover the coin and just let it soak. It definitely helps recondition a coin after an acetone soak.
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MUCH better!
Personally, I'd rinse it well with distilled water and put it on a window sill for a year or two to retone. It will recover some but not all the way.
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I'll take some removed patina over the white verdigris any day  especially in a coin like this one, nice improvement |
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Posted 04/18/2013 1:23 pm
