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 Posted 10/20/2024  2:27 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Festus to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I've soaked this in acetone and verdicare, but it didn't help much. Any advice or is she a goner? Thanks!
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 Posted 10/20/2024  3:22 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Too much corrosion, I vote goner.
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Yeah, a keeper for sure, but still a goner... AU details corroded, and would be a low valued hole filler that looks nicer than other hole filler coins in my opinion.
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 Posted 10/20/2024  3:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Goner for sure. The corrosion build-up is beyond Verdi-care.
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 Posted 10/20/2024  3:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agree with all above.
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 Posted 10/20/2024  4:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Festus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't want to come across as blasphemous, but (hypothetically) what would happen if I put ms70 on it?
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 Posted 10/20/2024  5:44 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nothing good. At best, it would look like a cleaned, corroded coin. At worst, it would look like a cleaned, corroded coin with a funky color.
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 Posted 10/20/2024  7:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Marv65 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Almost looks like a corroded surface from a dug coin. Seeing it's gone already, try soaking it in some olive oil for a (long) while. Maybe it will get rid of some of that "green" and darken up the surfaces some.
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Pretty much a goner.
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It's a lost cause, so experiment with it as you like, but this will never straight-grade.
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 Posted 10/21/2024  06:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add smat45 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This condition didn't happen in a day!
I vote more verdicare...and more patience...
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This one is a goner. Don't waste anymore time or verdicare.
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 Posted 10/21/2024  5:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hfjacinto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree, stop spending money, go buy your self a new one.
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Or at least a problem-free one!
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I appreciate all the feedback. It wasn't expensive so I bought it to see if verdicare would work on it. No big deal.
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Not a goner IMO, yes to a dirt coin. If you want to experiment look at my sig (blog) Festus
I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins.
Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorations
Dirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccaw
Dirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting
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