99 GA Qtr, Ugly Duckling Scenario? - Coin Community Forum

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toolesystems New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 9:28 pm This is a ugly duckling scenario, so bear with me Found this 99 GA State Quarter in pocket change, it's been in general circulation for 16 years, it went unnoticed all that time, all of it's previous owners tossed it away.....not me. It's ugliness drew me to it, I showed this coin to many reputaple collectors, and like the others, shunned it away, I knew there was something I could do to show it's true beauty. Today, I did some googling and had a flashback while reading an article on an 1800's english copper tea urns. I used to use ketchup for cleaning copper wire for field connections on electrical wire, a trick from an old friend from my youth (works like a dream). I dipped the quarter in ketchup for 15 minutes, washed it off with water and all that tarnish was hiding a beautiful coin. Is this real or what? Report this Post to the Staff

Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 9:54 pm NEVER CLEAN COINS. You will ruin it and its value. Using ketchup is considered "cleaning". Altering a coin's surface is called "cleaning", whether it be from buffing, polishing, dipping in acid (you did this one), electrolysis, or anything else people can think of to do on a coin. You're lucky that you didn't do it on a valuable coin, or you would have ruined it's value. Back to your coin, I think it's environmental damage. Buried in soil or water for some time. Obviously, collectors do NOT want a damaged coin. You've damaged it even more by cleaning it. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 10:51 pm No biggie - it's still just something to spend - but there would have been much wailing and gnashing of teeth had it been a true collectible. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 01/27/2015 11:41 pm I guess I did go a bit overboard there. But I've seen some nice large cents cleaned (read: ruined) with ketchup, I just want to get the point across... Report this Post to the Staff
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