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Bedrock of the Community
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So, Drsandman2, what you are saying is that if someone posts a picture of the same coin that was cleaned in some manner and one original coin and explains what the tell tale signs of the cleaned coin determined it, that it will not assist anyone in being able to help them discern if they see a similar coin in the future?
I agree, nothing compares to hands on years of experience, but most collectors do not have the means to observe the number of coins to be able to get to that point, this is the reason for the thread, was to help me and those individuals. most collectors would prefer an original coin to a cleaned coin, barring rare varieties, and any information to help them would be valuable. They may see something posted here and see a coin looking similar for sale and be able to say, hey, this coin may have be dipped or this coin looks like it was whizzed, but if no one points out what to look, how are they to know even what to look for? you can find a lot information on this site, however, it is all in separate threads, folks posting coins and asking if they think it was cleaned. In posting this thread I was attempting to maintain a single thread that folks can come to and learn about cleaned coins in general and gather information and knowledge about them from folks like yourself with many more years experience handling such coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think this thread is really referring to harshly cleaned coins as opposed to soaking in acetone, distilled water, or Verdi-care which can be more on the line of conserving especially if the substance on the coin can damage it. It is often, in my opinion difficult to determine if it is worth cleaning a coin and if any benefits can come from it. I am trying to determine if I should soak this coin in distilled water and use Verdi-care. I am thinking it won't improve it much.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I've not seen verdi-care.
What is it made of or what does it do, please ?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've not seen verdi-care.
What is it made of Proprietary information. Our own BadThad is the chemist who developed this. Quote:
what does it do VerdiCare can be helpful with the removal of light to moderate verdigris. Here is a good read..... https://goccf.com/t/62434 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Exactly buddy16cat, cleaning for preservation was not the intent, it was to help identify coins that someone altered in some way to sell to someone and scamming them into thinking it is original.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, some coins should be cleaned but cleaned correctly especially if there is something on it that can cause damage. I have experienced removing a substance off a coin only to find corrosion underneath due to the substance not being removed in the first place.
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