1909 VDB "woody" (Bag Find)

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ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 10:25 pm V.D.B Initials are damaged (looks to be a scratch). Couldn't remove the black stuff (Xylene/Acetone and reversed = nada). Corrosion on the collar improved quite a bit (VC'd x 24hrs). Love the look of this coin a lil' bummed over the damage though. Report this Post to the Staff

Normic67 Pillar of the Community 798 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 10:37 pm Do you know if corrosion spreads If so then what I do doesn't even matter or help. What I do with coins like this is I take my finger nail and I put it on a thin shirt or cloth and rub just the one little area, the corrosion or the black stuff, that way you don't need to bath the whole coin in something. Also, the wood grain toning makes up for the dings and scratches IMO. Keep that thing safe, its nice! Report this Post to the Staff
amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 02:43 am Nice one, Love the wood grain. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 05:01 am Nice wood grain. The area by VDB looks like a die dent to me. If you put a drop of VC on the green spot on the obverse and let it sit for a couple days would that help or hinder? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 05:17 am That is a nice 'woody'.. Even with the black stuff, it looks EF to me. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 07:51 am One of the best woodies iv seen in a long time. Report this Post to the Staff
CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 08:16 am Quote: One of the best woodies iv seen in a long time. What a Gr8 find! I'm very excited to see someone find such a treasure. Gives all of us CRH'ers a morale boost. I would have loved to see your reaction when you picked this guy up & louped him. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 10:07 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
noD Pillar of the Community United States 1584 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 10:53 am A beauty! Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
Night Hawk Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 11:09 am Yep, despite all that's happened to that poor coin it still looks really nice! Report this Post to the Staff
AT214 Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 4:58 pm ok so I'm new, but what are you referring to when you say you used Xylene/Acetone for corrosion? I know these things are in some things but before I go putting what I assume you are talking about on the coins, I thought better safe then sorry, so dumb question or not... can you please explain what you mean or the product you are referring to for me. Also what is VC'd mean? I always thought you couldn't use anything to clean the coins as it might damage them so reading this has me excited.---have a lot I set aside because they are corroded Report this Post to the Staff
ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 5:16 pm AT214 - I tried to find a specific link for you but basically its this method: Follow the Solvent Polarity Ladder. 1) distilled or deionized water 2) acetone 3) xylene Reverse the order if necessary. "VC" = Verdicare which in my humble opinion is a great product for corrosion on copper. BadThad may chime in here and give more specific details...(he created it) and is a invaluable resource on this forum. I personally use the above method with Verdicare on nearly all roll finds and bag finds that have corrosion or PVC residue or junk that is found on coins, but I do caution saying on "all" coins there are exceptions. Use the search function to the left it has been discussed ad nauseam. Welcome to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
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