Suggestions On What To Do With Indian Head Cent / IHC With Verdicare

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buddy16cat Pillar of the Community United States 1536 Posts	Posted 01/04/2013 10:59 pm I bought this coin below and soaked it for a few weeks in distilled water. I bought some Verdi-care and did the towel spin thing with some on the towel (used a old t-shirt). I then read I can soak it and did so for a couple minutes each side inside a small container. Should I have soaked it longer or what do you suggest to improve it more? Before: After: Report this Post to the Staff

basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 01/04/2013 11:39 pm If any of the verdigras is still one it Id give it another soak since it looks like it was eating through your coin. I may do another one just to be on the safe side Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19948 Posts	Posted 01/05/2013 01:10 am The corrosion was heavy, the surfaces are pitted. You can soak it for as long as 24 hours, that's the maximum I recommend, but I don't think you'll see much more progress. Just let it dry for about a week and then store it. The ReAcT2â„¢ will stop the corrosion where it is. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
buddy16cat Pillar of the Community United States 1536 Posts	Posted 01/05/2013 02:41 am There was green verdigris, especially in that pit by the nose but I don't see it now. I don't think I will see much improvement by soaking it more either. Looks like the pits were due to the corrosion eating at the coin. Too bad it wasn't caught earlier, looks VF/XF to me. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 01/07/2013 3:42 pm Quote: Too bad it wasn't caught earlier, looks VF/XF to me. Agreed, it is a shame. I am going to move this to the Classic US forum for more to see these results of your IHC conservation attempt. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
buddy16cat Pillar of the Community United States 1536 Posts	Posted 01/07/2013 6:46 pm I decided to give it at least an hour soak to make sure the verdigris was taken care of. My first soak was only a couple minutes each side. Here is the result: Report this Post to the Staff
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