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Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/04/2007 7:07 pm This is another coin that's giving me the blues when it comes to grading it. The pics are scans not photos, but all I can provide. The coin is really dark, and there is porosity on both sides - lightly on the obverse, and heavier on the reverse giving me the idwea that the coiun may have spent some time hibernating in the ground - don't know what effect that has on the grade of a coin. Anyway, here are some scans of the coin. Any help will be much appreciated. Ralph Image: 1809.jpg 31.24 KB Image: Reverse.jpg 32.46 KB Report this Post to the Staff

halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 09/04/2007 9:10 pm I would call it VF details corroded. I personally like the look of such coins very much. Without the corrosion, the stars make me think we'd be more in the XF range. Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 09/04/2007 10:50 pm I have to agree with halfabustisbetter, and say VF. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/05/2007 09:34 am I'm thinking about giving it a good, long soak in olive oil to see if some of the 198 year build up will float up from the surface. Can't hurt it, and, who knows, it might bring out the detail more clearly. Yeah halfbustisbetter, I like the detail that shows in the stars too. Because of that, and the detail left in the hair, I tended to think extra fine at first, but it does have all that corrosion..... I'll let y'all know what the olive oil does. Ralph Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/05/2007 10:34 am I would be very carefull of what you use on it. I found a coin (copper) and tried to help resore the color. But this is what happened. The surface flaked off the coin and the details were what was under the surface we very poris and pink in color. It actualy ruined the coin. So sometimes its best to leave coins alone I've seen bad things happen when you use something to clean coins. (Especially acidic cleaners) The black look won't go away and if it does you won't like what you see under it. Then it is too late. I would keep it original the way you found it. That is just MOHO. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/05/2007 10:54 am Coop, sounds like good advice from someone who has experienced the negative side of trying to restore the natural beauty of a coin. I've used pure virgin olive oil on Indian cents and Wheat Cents with no harmful effects; however, I've never used it on a coin this old, so maybe it would be best to just leave this one alone. Thanks. Ralph Report this Post to the Staff
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