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timras14 Valued Member United States 273 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 07:51 am i know not to clean coins, but is there anything I can do for this... finally my first 2000 WAM and it is starting to rot! Anything I can do to help it out without ruining the coins value? I know its not worth much, but I would love to keep it and have it corrode worse over the years. thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 08:19 am Here's my 2000 WAM (on the right) that I left alone. Probably not much you can do. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 10:10 am It's in to bad of a condition to keep, set it free. IMHO, John1 Report this Post to the Staff
willy13 Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 11:26 am Cant do much to improve it. But I would keep it even though I doubt you could sell a corroded 2000 WAM. It only costs 1 cent to keep it, plus its your first. Report this Post to the Staff
afcop13 Pillar of the Community United States 1409 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 11:46 am maybe a soak in soap/water to see if that helps. But prob not much you can do for it. I have a couple that are pretty cruddy too, but I'm trying to get a roll. So far I have 18 - 1998's and 17 - 2000's. ZERO 1999's. Good luck searching, and congrats on your first - I hope your next is BU! Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 12:04 pm I do not recommend water. Acetone is your best bet. Search the forum, there are some threads that discuss how to use it. There's also a product called verdi-care that can deal with mild verdigris - you can follow-up the acetone with that. If those don't take care of it, or if there is any amount of exposed zinc, it probably cannot be saved. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverEye Valued Member United States 318 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 2:05 pm Is our money really literally falling apart? Is this what will happen to all zinc cents, or did this one spend some time in a garbage disposal? Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 6:57 pm Quote: SilverEye:Is our money really literally falling apart? Yes! Quote: Is this what will happen to all zinc cents, If the zinc gets exposed,yes. Quote: timras14 The best you can do is delay the end by protecting it from further decay.How do you do this? I have no idea. Report this Post to the Staff
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