2003 Alabama Proof S Quarter Weirdness.

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HeavyHog Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 10:49 pm Story time. I bought my son a 2003 S mint set one year because that was the year he was born. Forgot all about it. He was home recently from the Marines and when he was cleaning out some of his bins he found it. He gave it to me because he is not into collection coins anymore. The set was cracked up real bad and it looks like he spilled a pop into it. I figured I had nothing to lose and so I broke it open and looked at the coins under magnification I found weirdness. The coins are currently soaking in acetone and I will add pictures tomorrow but what do you think? Lots of bumps on Helen Keller's face. Thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75610 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 10:55 pm Looks like some dried substance on there. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
HeavyHog Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 11:00 pm So maybe the sugar from the soda dried and formed those little bumps? I wonder if the acetone will remove it. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75610 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 11:07 pm Heavyhog, you have a good point. It might be. I am pretty sure that the Acetone should remove it. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 06/23/2023 11:36 pm You can try. For me is more from cleaning coins solution but hard to prove. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 99465 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 12:20 pm Nice coin (except for the braille bumps that is) I hope the acetone helps here. 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
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25929 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 12:40 pm If a "pop" = soft drink was spilled on this coin and allowed to dry, I'm afraid that there will be quite a bit of damage. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6624 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 2:15 pm I know for sure that the phosphoric acid in Coca-Cola will pit the finish on a car hood. Report this Post to the Staff
HeavyHog Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 06/24/2023 3:48 pm Update After soaking in acetone the bumps on her face are gone. The acetone went yellow with whatever it was dissolving. I changed it out and am soaking again. I hope that the cloudiness will also go away. New pics tomorrow or late tonight. Thanks everyone. Report this Post to the Staff
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