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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is there a way to "conserve" this coin and remove the green?   I have a 1870 with better detail, but worse corrosion too also in need of care. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Holy carp(sp?), we have an 1865 just like that! I know acetone won't do a thing, we tried it. I really wonder what that is.
Look on the bright side, muddler, you're not the only one stuck with one of these...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh, forgot the grade. Easily an AU under the junk (could even go MS, who knows?). It's authentic, too (shallow "N" and the "E"s look right for the pre-1870 reverses).
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United States
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No way to remove it and end up with a decent looking coin, I've tried all sorts of things and ended up with a coin that looked worse than what I started with. Being a metal detector user, I have found a hundred or so Indians just like that one, and it is a shame there is nothing that can be done because many of mine were EF-AU's. Now, I will say that I have heard from someone that they tried using a small brass bristled brush kind of like a toothbrush, and scrubbed it in a circular motion on the coin and it eventually removed the green and smoothed out the corrosion under the green oxidation and ended up with a coin that didn't look too bad. I have not tried this yet myself though.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have heard from someone that they tried using a small brass bristled brush kind of like a toothbrush, and scrubbed it in a circular motion on the coin and it eventually removed the green and smoothed out the corrosion under the green oxidation and ended up with a coin that didn't look too bad.  Edited by jokingjoker
10/20/2011 8:59 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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Olive oil or Verdi-Care? John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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What a shame... hard to get date Indian, you could soak it in olive oil for a time to see if it will take some of the green off.
At least AU, details
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i would say just leave it. it adds life to the coin.
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United States
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1869 is a tough coin to find without issues. I agree, not much can be done to completely restore this coin.
AU Details.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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poor little Indian...  ... XF-details... I would check with BadThad to see if Verdi-Care would help... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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xf/au details.......looks like it may have been in the ground for awhile
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Posted 10/20/2011 8:17 pm
