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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 1:52 pm Another of yesterday's "bargain bin" rescues, which, like several others in the lot, suffered from deposits of green crud and an oily residue overall, with acetone proving to be the key to the remediation of these issues. Possibly a coin stored in contact with a less than optimally archival material. There's still some stuff lodged in the dentils and around the lettering and other devices, which I think a longer soak will help ameliorate. This is is again nothing special except that from the standpoint of wear, its XF/AU condition is better than you expect to pull out of the "junk" pile. Note the die crack with a sizeable attendant chip above the the second "9". Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 02/15/2016 11:41 am Report this Post to the Staff

fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 2:16 pm I guess your are a Lucky Cuss-- nice pick up Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
penny guy 1 cent Valued Member Canada 170 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 2:26 pm What a great find from a junk bin. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5585 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 2:47 pm That's actually a fairly scarce anomaly... some would call it a variety. It's called "the 1919 apostrophy 9" Report this Post to the Staff
Dennman Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 2:52 pm Nice find from a junk bin.It's in much better shape than most of the ones in my colllection.I like it. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 3:00 pm If you gently use a Q Tip with the acetone you can get the green goo out of the denticles without doing any harm. Edited by Smallcentguy 02/14/2016 3:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
upross New Member Canada 4 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 3:29 pm Beautiful Coin Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 3:52 pm Awesome bargain bin find. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 5:46 pm Great treasure hunting find. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 7:34 pm Quote: That's actually a fairly scarce anomaly... some would call it a variety. It's called "the 1919 apostrophy 9" Apparently this has been catalogued by Hans Zoell as #B40b. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 8:41 pm BEAUTY! Excellent example. This is a variety. I just dont like the name "apostrophe 9"....I'd prefer "dot 9" Report this Post to the Staff
Liberty Belle Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 02/14/2016 9:04 pm Nice. My area doesn't have any "junk" bins. Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5585 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 05:05 am Early on, before the crack widened and you could only see little more than the chip, it looked exactly like an apostrophe, hence the name. Edited by okiecoiner 02/15/2016 12:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1221 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 11:17 am Here's a link to a previous post on this coin. https://goccf.com/t/245438#245438 The 1919 pictured in the link is an earlier die state then yours and similar to what Okie is referring to. I also have one in same die state as yours and another in a later die state. In the later die state the crack that you see running between the "A" & "N" in Canada will advance into the "N" and become thicker resembling a chip. Not sure about the description above so I included a photo for clarity. You've got a very nice example of a fairly tough coin to find. Definitely a keeper. Congrats! Cheers, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 11:46 am Quote: If you gently use a Q Tip with the acetone you can get the green goo out of the denticles without doing any harm. A technique I've also used besides merely soaking. Since I originally posted, the coin has really been pretty much completely "degunked" now. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 02/15/2016 3:58 pm Take 'okiecoiner's' advice if I were you. Report this Post to the Staff
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