Best Way To Conserve Ground Finds (Lincolns)

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KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 1:43 pm A guy at work who also collects coins brought in a big bag of wheat pennies and told me I could have them for $0.02 each as he just isn't that interested in them. He told me I could go through them and keep whatever I wanted. I told him I would probably take them all. One question, though. He is getting into metal detecting and so some of them are ground finds. I'd like to clean them up a little just to get some of the dirt off. He said I could do whatever I wanted with them. I am thinking just a little soak in soapy water? I don't think it is worth messing with acetone or olive oil for these common wheaties. Any thoughts or suggestions? My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 1:57 pm No. Don't use soap and water. I dug up an old cent in my garden (years and years ago) and there was so much dirt on it that I couldn't read the date. So I brought held it under the faucet to wash the dirt off and it disintegrated in my hand. It literally dissolved and went down the drain. There's a product called Verdi-Care, I haven't tried it but I'd try just about anything before I would try washing one again. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 2:00 pm I have Verdi-Care but it is worth more than the actual coins! My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 2:21 pm If a cent dissolves in your hand, it was probably beyond help anyway... Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/19/2013 3:18 pm This isn't a Verdi-Care job. Given they're ground finds (with the associated assumption of environmental damage), I don't think I'd see much objection to soapy water unless you can find real value-added features on the coin. However, first just soak in plain water. Don't undersell water's ability to work on its' own - there's a reason why oceanside cliffs erode. Report this Post to the Staff
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