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jdbarrick Valued Member United States 350 Posts	Posted 04/14/2015 6:11 pm I'll get in touch with them. Thanks for your thoughts. Report this Post to the Staff
jdbarrick Valued Member United States 350 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 12:47 am Here are some updated photos. I rinsed a lot of the gunk off. (In most cases I would leave a given coin in its original condition; in this case, there was simply too much gunk to not attempt to gently restore the coin). Report this Post to the Staff
ldhair Valued Member United States 115 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 07:44 am I think you did a great job of cleaning it up. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 08:46 am This is one of those "exceptions" we talk about when discussing cleaning. Honestly, the coin looks to still have issues - I'd like to see all that green gone. Report this Post to the Staff
Bret Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 09:23 am That's a great find. Looks way better already. It actually looks to be pretty high grade. Edited by Bret 04/15/2015 09:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 10:00 am That certainly is a find of a lifetime. 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
jdbarrick Valued Member United States 350 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 12:45 pm Thanks guys. I wish I could still remove some of the problems I just hate to mess with it too much as the surfaces that are not damaged look quite good for being in the ground for who knows how long! I'll keep y'all posted (no pun intended) Report this Post to the Staff
Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 6:36 pm Get the gunk off it and you'll have a good shot of getting an extremely nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
BuffaloBonehead Valued Member United States 333 Posts	Posted 04/15/2015 11:14 pm I know there are many negative opinions about TPGs on this forum, but I would probably send the coin into one of their conservation services. I believe that the services offered by NCS are reasonable in price for coins in this value range. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19961 Posts	Posted 04/16/2015 3:58 pm Quote: but I would probably send the coin into one of their conservation services I'm 99% sure it would be rejected for conservation. OP - Looks like some good old iron oxide (rust). A solution of EDTA might be helpful. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
jdbarrick Valued Member United States 350 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 02:09 am Final images of my find. I'm happy with the restoration. Report this Post to the Staff
jdbarrick Valued Member United States 350 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 02:10 am My images always tend to be rotated 90 degrees. Perhaps an admin can help me for future posts. Report this Post to the Staff
peaece13 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 05:37 am Restoration looks great. Amazing find. Thanks for sharing the evolution of it since the find with us! Report this Post to the Staff
rynegold Valued Member United States 249 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 09:00 am Wow!! congratulations! That looks to have AU details to me. I clean such as this in my ultrasonic cleaner; it gets rid of anything loose on those surfaces. I'm in the jewelry business so it's an easy do for me. Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 05/15/2015 09:25 am Quote: My images always tend to be rotated 90 degrees. Perhaps an admin can help me for future posts. Your image is saved at 640x480, so that is how it will be displayed here. Make sure your software is not rotating the image based on some other criteria. 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
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