1861 Seated Liberty Half Dollar

Speaking of environmental damage ... I just finished burying a handful of coins that I got in a type set that were hideously polished. I used an air eraser to matte the polished surfaces and remove any silicone residue, and the acid rain will do the rest.

There was nothing noteworthy in the set unless you count the 1901-S morgan. It was low grade though. It's taking a dirt nap now.

Environmental damage will be a step up for those coins.

Chance

I figure it'll only take a few weeks in this part of the country. There's been a lot of strip mining here and the soil has relatively high sulphur content.

In the air eraser ... I used baking soda. They looked so pitifully white when I buried them.

Once I take them from the soil and rinse them off, I may carry the whole pocketful for a week or so.

Chance

EF-45 Enviro damage and an old cleaning.
Still a great War betweeb the States era Half.

EF details, cleaned on the 1861. A marvelous 1843! Care to show the reverse?

Here's the reverse of the 1843.

Chance

This coin arrived this morning, and it's been polished previously. Despite what the seller's picture seems to convey, it's not dry and porous looking "in hand", and I don't see any sign of environmental damage. It's retoning in a rather ugly fashion though.

My pictures aren't a whole lot more revealing than the seller's, and I'll try some in alternate lighting to see if I can get better ones.

I'd buy this coin again for 34.99, so no regrets.

Chance

For $35 you can't go wrong on a SLH with that much detail remaining, I agree that removing the funky toning has really increased the eye appeal of the coin. The downside that I see is the reverse really shows the numerous gouges much more easily than before. Still it will look really nice in your 7070, especially the obverse. Also its amazing how the coin looks like it has a bit more detail post cleaning.

Nice coin, note worthy date and great change of appearance. Your last photos do give her justice to the cleaning.