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0xDA71D Pillar of the Community United States 1215 Posts	Posted 10/12/2019 12:06 am Main issue I see with the coin is the vertical scratch to the right of the shield. The dark splotches is just gunk. The coin had considerably more gunk when I bought it from the LCS but most of it is gone with a half-day soak in acetone. Should I try soaking it longer? Report this Post to the Staff

numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11899 Posts	Posted 10/12/2019 01:34 am vg8 Report this Post to the Staff
joecoin Pillar of the Community United States 789 Posts	Posted 10/12/2019 07:11 am Agree VG8. Soak it all you want, won't hurt it. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/12/2019 09:05 am Grade low enough to try some patient work with a sharpened orange stick. (IF you wish). If it was mine, I wouldn't bother. Some ancient coins require this kind of treatment after initial cleaning, after recovery from ground burial. What remains (the black stuff), is most probably a silver sulfide / oxide combination. Acetone or any other organic solvent has zero effect on the inorganic oxides or sulfides of silver. Mechanical removal may help, but if you are ham fisted in your attempt to remove any of the black stuff, there is always some risk involved. Edited by sel_69l 10/12/2019 09:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/12/2019 09:14 am Agree with VG-08. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36878 Posts	Posted 10/12/2019 10:38 am VG-8 straight grade. Another soak in Acetone won't hurt. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18706 Posts	Posted 10/12/2019 2:52 pm VG8 Report this Post to the Staff
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