1917 Large Cent My First Conservation Attempt (Verdi-Care)

It's a great product and, it doesn't leave a coin 'bleached'

Maybe I should of waited for it to completely dry before posting pics-I don't know but this is why I'm experimenting first on cheap coins-thought a few of these large cents were perfect candidates, that said I really liked the outcome so far and it got rid of a lot of gunk but I appreciate all the comments and I'm definitely now going to post pics after fully dried. I just looked and it still does not appear dry so no rush I'll probably wait a week or so...

He did say that the coin needs to dry... give it some time before jumping all over it.




If used properly, I would disagree... Maybe BadThad can chime in here...

Verdi care I have used like Slamnbass has and the toning of the coin gets stripped and your left with and odd colored coin. I no longer use Verdi-care as a cleaner.

Pacificoin I never keep track of all the hours I put in over the years on perfecting how I finally came up on what works for me to restore a coin it would make your head spin like so many before me have. Yes I now do restoration of a coin and not butcher them, all the products and strange things I have tried and after all that I have learned this.
Restoration of a coin each collector has his/her way of doing this and as long as it done right and it works for them. Because in the end each coin saved lives on for the next collector

It's completely hit or miss with verdigris on our large cents..

Sometimes a soaking in Verdi-Care or even just soapy water and a soft brush will remove most if not all of the verdigris and grunge..

.. and then others large cents will keep the "dynamite hard green verdigris" without it budging.

Now the MS70 clear liquid is mainly a "caustic soda" (I feel)..and it can do damage if not handled properly..

Some collectors have had wonderful success with MS70 and others like myself won't touch it..

It is said that the MS70 will remove dark green verdigris on the large cents but also can then leave a pit or altered surface where the verdigris was...so you're not winning there..

I think that you can also ruin a nice variety when playing with it too much...

So it's been almost 3 full days it looks pretty dry to me but I'll check again in couple days-wish I could capture the exact same lighting but here it is an update...obviously no criticism is insulting at all I appreciate all input but honestly I think I'm loving it but I'm remaining open...

Looking at the pictures it appears that this coin had that light hazy white corrosion over most of the surface. The Verdi-Care removed it nicely. I like the after pictures myself. I will say that I soak my cents in the Verdi-Care for 10 to 15 minutes, then use a toothpick to tap on the gunky sections. It works nicely, stops verdigris, and doesn't change the color or patina in my experience. I will say that it has drastically changed the pictures taken of the coins some times. Especially the ones with that haze. Light gets bounced of the haze, when it is removed, the coin appears darker in the pictures. In hand it just appears clearer. I hope that makes sense, and it is just my experience with the product.