1881-H N Spur - Thoughts On Coin Cleaning / Restoration

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canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 01:50 am http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...140616513026 I wanted to get some thoughts on this 1881H N spur. Treated it with goo-gone to remove dirt, then an 8 hour hydrogen peroxide bath with several gentle scrubbings to remove some encrustations, but stopped short of stripping a nice green patina. Left some corrosion/encrustations I couldn't do much with. Finished off with renaissance wax. Coin cleaning or coin restoration? I lean to restoration as the patina is untouched. Looks quite decent in person now . Report this Post to the Staff

littlemoney Pillar of the Community Canada 902 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 1:00 pm Great stuff from Googy, leave well enough alone. Report this Post to the Staff
tamarin Pillar of the Community Canada 576 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 10:39 pm Decent coin. It's obviously a dug coin, one recovered using a metal detector. I like dug coins but most collectors don't. Some are a burnished black in appearance and for my money this is the best patina possible for a large cent. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9874 Posts	Posted 10/27/2011 12:15 am It's cleaning.It would take a jump rather than a lean to call it restoration. However a)it's your coin b)you paid 5 bucks c)the important feature(the spur) is now apparent d)it looks better and e)it's your coin Report this Post to the Staff
darryldarryl Pillar of the Community Canada 2428 Posts	Posted 10/27/2011 2:14 pm I think it looks great danlos! Well done! Although I dont think you want to be doing that to any of your high end coins. Report this Post to the Staff
canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 10/27/2011 8:26 pm Thanks Darryl!...I only save hydrogen peroxide for the hopeless cases...culls...slugs...:) Its still possible to salvage some of those... Report this Post to the Staff
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