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Bedrock of the Community
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The stuff on Monticello looks raised. It also seems that someone tried to wipe stuff off the coin and gave up.
Let's wait on the acetone results before playing the "what if" game.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Let's wait on the acetone results before playing the "what if" game. Awww man....Sometimes "What if" is more fun then the actual result 
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The coin is soaking ovenight. I will post new pictures tomorrow. I 
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Here are three new pictures after 20 or so hours of an acetone bath. I'd rather hear from the experts here at the forum before I venture any of my own opinions. FYI: the third picture below was done in a brighter light to get a better look at the schmutz. On close up, it's got an almost feathery look. Thoughts?    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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It looks like a lamination to me, jdsstrat.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Well, shoots my theory down - I got nothing.
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My final five cents on this subject: I think the coin looks worse after the acetone bath. Another lesson learned. Thanks again for all the feedback.
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I think the coin looks worse after the acetone bath. Yeah, it's got a "haze" to it. Did you rinse and dry it properly?
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Here's another Two Cent opinion. The area on the building does look raised but doesn't look like a lamination. FWIW- I did the same type of soak, with no rinse, on a BU red 1946 Inverted S Lincoln Cent and anded up with the same haze and lost its mint lustre. The grease on my coin wasn't dried out and came off, but ended up in the solution. You now have an educational piece and I would continue to learn By seeing if I could confirm it is grease by "pushing" it with a cuticle stick. (A toothpick may be too weak and break.) I would want to make sure it wasn't some type of anomaly to the die. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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04/10/2025 08:20 am
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Make lemonade out of this lemon, excellent idea Petespockets. Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
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Could this be from a rusty die?
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Error coin writer and researcher.
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Just to put a bow on this thread: I was able to push the schmutz off the coin after the acetone bath. So I guess it was die grease, after all.
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