1886 Indian Head Cent Type 2 - What To Do With This?

You could leave the coin in acetone for months on end and it will do absolutely nothing to the coin. Acetone has no chemical reaction with metals. So the basis for your argument is totally non existent.

This is true, but it does look different. If it didn't, why would anybody use it in the first place.

The coin was negatively impacted by this cleaning. I'm puzzled at the last two individual's responses. They talk about consensus, but the consensus has always been to leave coins alone. An original coin has history, it has character. This coin has now had that removed, it yes, it is obvious.

If the coin had something green on it, or anything else that really impacts eye appeal, I'd agree, but the coin looked really good before.

I'm a buyer of such coins, all the time. If the seller told me 100 for the after coin, I'd say no. I suppose it should be noted that I have always been very put off by any type of cleaning, probably more so than most.

The grime in the original picture is expected for an EF coin. So when it's gone, it's assumed to be cleaned.
When I buy IHCs, I look for coins that haven't been tampered. There's nothing wrong with using acetone, but it all depends on the reson your doing it.

And, I would have left it alone.

What a worthless post!

I already agreed that acetone does not react with the surface of the coin. I simply said that the coin looks different. Should I repost the images for you side by side so you can compare them. Many other people would agree that acetone removing all the grime (and thus history) is considered cleaning. I was having a debate, I wasn't even arguing, and why have you just popped into this thread again and rudely responded to me, without even addressing said debate or the OP any further.

Please refrain from saying things like "please learn....." That's nothing, but rude, and it's a very ignorant thing to say as well. My previous posts, if read correctly, show that I am familiar with what you are accusing me of not knowing anyhow.

I would love to see the before and after side by side.

ninamason, I think you need to seriously improve your reading comprehension skills. I'm not sure how many times I have to write that I know exactly what acetone does and does not do. Once again, as well, regardless of what makes the difference in the appearance of a coin, whether it be removal of grime or all out wire brushing, it still looks different. Nobody will disagree there is a difference in appearance. Many collectors don't like this difference.

saying I have been "heavily outvoted" in this issue. I feel like a presidential debate fact checker. Presumably, those that approve would call it conservation and those that disapprove would call it cleaning.....right. Not including myself and yourself, there a 7 other posters in this thread whose opinion on this coin can be discerned from their response.

Those that indicated that approved of this cleaning include; daveH and smokeriderdon

Those that disapproved include; dvCollector, c...8539, superdave, shafta, and mdpmedia (he recommended against acetone at least.

So me being "heavily outvoted" supposedly, that cleaning on this coin is a bad thing seems to result in a score of 5-2 in my favor, including a forum moderator.

You've got to be kidding me with your last two posts. Why don't you write another absurd one telling me again about the surface of coin and how I supposedly don't know anything. *sigh*

Edit to say, didn't see the last response. It seams as though the OP himself, now would seem to agree with me (in terms of it being cleaned and looking different), making it 6-2. btw, this is no disrespect at all to you Jerry. I think you have a great coin that you should be proud of, but I just think you erred in your cleaning attempt.