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Help, I am new to this hobby! I have recently acquired a Two Cent Piece from an auction. The back is completly encrusted in a hard green, bumpy substance. Excuse my ignorance, but is this PVC? should I use acetone or olive oil to clean this? Sorry I dont have photos, dont have a better camera than my iphone.
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with all the info above.

So far all the photos I've posted in the grading section (classic coins) are shot with the 100mm macro lens from Canon, I plan to add some extension tubes to it soon, it's a fantastic lens - very sharp and auto focus still works great every time, even close up.
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westcoin, what topic are you referring to?
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Sorry I dont have photos, dont have a better camera than my iphone.


I have posted photos using my iPhone and if you are careful they are at least serviceable.
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encrusted in a hard green, bumpy substance.

Is not PVC damage. Sounds like a severe case of either verdigis, or bronze disease.
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You didn't say how much it costs for the coin.
To start with you could simply try soaking that coin in distilled water for a while. Now pending on how much you spent on that coin, to much spent on methods to remove that stuff may end up costing more than the coin is worth.
Now pending on what you have around the house, if you have some Acetone, try dipping that coin in there for a short time. Again, remember that if you don't have Acetone, driving to a store, purchasing Acetone may well already cost more than the coin. With todays prices on gas and a $5 can of Acetone, you'ld be off to an expesive start in cleaning up that coin.
If nothing to loose, do try the Olive Oil method of soaking for several days then again, you'll need Acetone to remove all the Olive Oil.
A sort of thing to do is check out the Search Tab at the top and try cleaning coins, coin cleaing, Acetone and other possible similar situations.
Still remembering that the more you do to that coin, the more it will probably be worth less and less.
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