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Pillar of the Community
United States
849 Posts |
This an upgrade to the one I already have.At least this one you can see the "WE" in IGWT.It does have a sheen too it,like someone put some olive oil,or something,on it.Would it hurt to use acetone on copper,or,would it be better to leave it alone?I can see a little grunge here and there in the protected areas. Comments always welcome.   |
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
My my someone did grease that up. I would try acetone for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
I like the grunge. Leave it be. I don't look at a lot of these but I would say this is an au coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
887 Posts |
 & Looks about AU to me, and I would try acetone to get rid of the oil. I'd probably leave the gunk in the crevices alone though. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36782 Posts |
Looks like it was cleaned and artificially toned. I'd be at AU-58 "details" on this one. Still a great coin for a type set.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
AU, details, dipped, light mechanical (hand)rub, retoned.
Leave it as is. This has already been "worked" to look as good as it's going to get. Acetone may react with whatever else was used, so I'd even avoid that.
I would much rather have this coin than a "shiny" one. The prominent halo effect (dark in the cracks and crevasse, light in the open fields) is an indicator of rubbing where the rag or whatever material was used didn't get into those tighter spaces to clean down to the metal.
I still like this example.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
AU-58. Retoned? Not so sure, but either way it's quite appealing.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
AU-58, and I am thinking Details.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
849 Posts |
I was on the fence about using acetone,and now,after talking to you all,I think I'll leave it be.I don't want to mess with it more than it has been already. Thanks everyone!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11896 Posts |
au55
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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