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Rest in Peace
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This coin has already been cleaned. No matter what you do the pitting caused by corrosion can't be corrected.
A long (months) soak in the clearest olive oil might help, but I doubt that would improve this coin much, either.
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Pillar of the Community
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Ok, thanks, I had to ask.
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Rest in Peace
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Yes ,I'm afraid this copper piece is gone. coin is porous ,No kind of soaking can fix that.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Verdicare won't 'help' it, but might make it look a little better. Looks dry.
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Pillar of the Community
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Too much damage to salvage sorry
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes ,I'm afraid this copper piece is gone. coin is porous ,No kind of soaking can fix that. Most likely started life on a bad planchet and went downhill from there. The US was getting planchets from England at that time and they were very sub-standard. That's why the early Classic Head Half Cents are hard to get without being on porous planchets. Took me quite a while to get a good looking set. |
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Staying with the '09 half-cent, what do you all think of this one? Possible grade range?  Same situation: has it been cleaned? Verdi-care candidate? |
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This is a better candidate for Verdicare to remove the crud in the stars and letters. Hard to tell grade without reverse, but looks possibly in the low F range. Doesn't look cleaned. Just be careful when picking with a tooth pick or thorn, etc, that you don't pick off the patina.
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Rest in Peace
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For Obverse Only: Center strike is weak, which is why the ear seems to have few details. Just the obv. grades a nice F-15. Don't worry about the small amount of debris that's seen in the tighter areas of the design elements. Those were picked up from honest circulation. Unlike the VAST majority of these early Half Cents, this one shows NO SIGN of cleaning of any type. I'd keep it that way. Honest dirt gives it an honest character. As long as the dirt isn't loose to scratch the surfaces. |
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This is a better candidate for Verdicare to remove the crud in the stars and letters. I agree ! moxking , I think there is too much crud on coin to leave it be. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would try Verdi-Care on the second '09. This is a nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks, folks, for both rounds. I may pull the trigger on the second one. I'm hooked on '09 since that was the birth year of both Lincoln and Darwin. And 1859 saw the introduction of the 1-cent Liberty with feathers and Darwin published his On the Origin of Species...so I'm looking for that a fore mentioned 1859 CuN cent, too, when one comes around in the right orbit.
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Rest in Peace
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You won't go wrong in putting in this kind of research. When you finally find the one you love you'll know it. Patience in finding the right coin is generally rewarded.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have an 1809 9/6 (9/inverted 9) which I'm quite happy with. It currently resides in my 7070. I would certainly go for the second coin.
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On the second coin I think acetone first. Verdi is more for the "green" crud I think. Bad Thad could tell you more,you may want to PM him. John1  |
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