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Valued Member
United States
63 Posts |
I pulled in the final Indian Head cent and now have the complete Indian Head penny collection  It took me about 3 months to get it done, but was fun. I'm thinking about starting a Walking Liberty and Franklin sets and may trade the Indian Head collection on them, once my probationary period ends. I also picked up another 1877 Indian Head penny. It has a streak of what looks like black ink across the penny. Should I ask a professional to try and clean....or leave as is? Thanks, Art |
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
Congratulations! I am working on mine, but am still several short.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1512 Posts |
 I think you better just send that 77 to me. I'll take care of it for you!  Nice job on completing your set! Definitely go for the walkers or possibly a Standing Liberty quarter set if you want more of a challenge! |
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Valued Member
United States
330 Posts |
Congratulations!  |
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
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Should I ask a professional to try and clean....or leave as is? You're probably best off leaving it as-is. No way to tell what the color is from, or what the coin will look like underneath it - the mark might go away and leave a clean swath of coin, making it look obviously cleaned. |
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Puerto Rico
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Congrats! please :) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1566 Posts |
I'm an 1877 away from the goal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I'm missing 3 for a complete set.
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Valued Member
United States
286 Posts |
Congratulations. If you want to buy Walking Liberty halves, I could help with a cache from my wife's grandmother at a reasonable price. |
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Valued Member
 United States
63 Posts |
John, thanks for the offer to dip into Grandma's Walker basket :) I think I want to trade some of my Morgans for a nice AU/BU short set of Walkers, as I have more than enough extras. I'll check in with you after I land a short set and see if you can help me build up to the full set.
Art
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Valued Member
United States
63 Posts |
Thanks for the tip on the penny. I'll avoid trying to get it cleaned, as I probably would end up worse off.
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Valued Member
United States
301 Posts |
The only thing I've ever had luck with was using a very, very fine Cosmetic brush or applicator and use a tiny bit of acetone. I dabbed off a light smudge on a 1915D wheat, sent it in to PCGS, came back priblem free. Just my humble opinion, do not try if not confident
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United States
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Just my humble opinion, do not try if not confident There, fixed that. Do not ever use a brush or similar tool on a coin, even if you lubricated it with glycerin first. Coinaddict took a huge chance by doing it. Acetone doesn't need help, just patience. No tool will make it work better. |
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Valued Member
United States
63 Posts |
That's pretty consistent with other input I've received....just leave it alone. Thanks!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Do not ever use a brush or similar tool on a coin, Quote:
Do not ever use a brush or similar tool on a coin, Can not emphasize this enough. Why so many think brushing a coin with anything is smart is just not smart. Sort of like that dropping a coin for difference in a ring. Anything to hurt a coin is not smart. |
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Posted 09/01/2014 1:47 pm
