Looking Back Into The Pictures Of My 1909-S Lincoln Cent - Page 2

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jk109e4 Valued Member United States 302 Posts	Posted 05/01/2024 7:56 pm I agree you should rinse with distilled water. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5663 Posts	Posted 05/01/2024 8:58 pm Quote: I'll have to create some distilled water for additional soaks as well.. You can get a gallon of distilled water at any grocery store for about a dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95252 Posts	Posted 05/01/2024 9:01 pm Thanks JK I will. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95252 Posts	Posted 05/01/2024 9:02 pm Quote: You can get a gallon of distilled water at any grocery store for about a dollar. yes you can, but can you guarantee the purity of it? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5663 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 12:14 am I know it's a valuable coin, but it's a Lincoln Cent that likely circulated for decades, and now has caked on crud and possible corrosion. You could probably soak it in tap water without harming it. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95252 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 07:12 am yeah thanks - I'll be trying all these things. (I'm hoping that there is no corrosion though).. - we'll see though. I may have to go find a few cactus needles that I can use when the time comes to prod and gently poke this coin. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 10:44 am Quote: yes you can, but can you guarantee the purity of it? I guarantee it's good enough for use on coins. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95252 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 3:31 pm OK, after a 2 day soak in Acetone Before and after images (before are shown first for each side) Now the color is different probably due to a different lighting setup for the first images (don't remember the set up back then) (EDIT to add the images I forgot about) and the focus is terrible on the original ones (should have taken newer 'before images' oops.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 05/02/2024 3:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 3:34 pm Not seeing much improvement, unfortunately. Edited by Coinfrog 05/02/2024 3:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95252 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 3:36 pm nope not yet - I now have in in that xylene - I'll be doing very short soaks in this stuff. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 3:39 pm I've found that olive oil often softens up crud like this. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187934 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 3:58 pm I am still hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95252 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 5:28 pm Olive oil, huh? Another possibility Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 05/02/2024 5:58 pm I experimented with olive oil on a similar looking 20"s coin. It did something, perhaps softened up the gunk but I did end up using acetone and it changed the color slightly. Perhaps to it's actual color? I dunno. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95252 Posts	Posted 05/04/2024 10:18 am Well it is a slow process but I think I'm making some positive changes so far.. The images are first a repeat from above and the next is taken this morning for comparisons. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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