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We are all here for you, lol.
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Yikes! Ya'll are tough an a guy...  Unfortunately, there is not much difference and I am not sure what to do from here, maybe let it soak for a day or two and see what happens? A hundred years of crud is proving to be particularly stubborn.   |
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You can poke at the crud with a toothpick. I've "accidentaly" soaked coins overnight with good results and no problems.
Edited by Mark1959
02/14/2018 7:26 pm
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A grinder or dremel will get that right off (I'm kidding of course)
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02/14/2018 9:01 pm
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It is probably lacquer on the coin. (They used to do that to protect the mint surfaces years ago. But it created another issue. The original surface was altered)
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Who is they Coop? Collectors or the mint?
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The collectors in the 30-50s. They used to clean their coins trying to keep the mint look on the coins. But ruined a lot of them because they cleaned and altered them.
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02/16/2018 6:08 pm
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@ coop, I wonder if boiling the coin would soften the old lacquer without killing the coin? I haven't tried that with lacquer, but it worked for coins that were wrapped in Scotch tape to "preserve" them. I used a plastic spaghetti strainer suspended in a pot of boiling distilled water. Heat sure works to take old lacquer off doors and window frames.
What do you think? Too risky?
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Heat can affect coins, sometimes not in a good way. If you use water, you have make sure they are thoroughly to make sure the green doesn't set in on them.
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