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1984 Posts |
I recently bought some heavily corroded coins. One was a "unicorn" for me....the only copy of a 1959 Windsor Canadian Encased Cent I have seen. The results below speak for themselves I think. The coins are obviously not perfect, but the improvement is immense. Coin #1 1963    Coin #2 1959    |
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Nice results! Wizard Coin supply has been out of stock for a while, I hope they restock soon!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Turned the green to black - impressive?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
1984 Posts |
The photos aren't great. The thickness of the green was reduced by well over 50%. Thhis was hard dry corrosion. Lots of obscured details were exposed.....
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's neat to see that it didn't hurt the low-grade aluminum that they use on them. I bought some a year or so ago and have been afraid to try it. You're making me a believer.
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Canada
851 Posts |
Hard to tell how 'well' this cleaning did. The before and after shots were taken in different settings - resting on different surfaces and with different lighting. The `after` pics seem kind of favourably presented.
And now it occurs to me that we will never have new `before` pics.. haha it must be Friday afternoon.
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When I see old corroded coins like these I admire how it took half a century for them to become what they are and I'm always disappointed when someone destroys that. The nostalgia and beauty of them showing their age is lost forever. All you have now is ugly cleaned coins. What a shame.   |
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Could you take some "After" photos in the same setup you took the "before" pics with? Quote:
What a shame.  Edited by SilverDollar2017
10/12/2018 4:30 pm
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Canada
1984 Posts |
I forgot to take before photos so those were just screen grabs from the auction site. I am afraid I can't duplicate them. Here are a couple more where I was a little more careful about the lighting. The 1963 is pretty much clear of the thick hard green. The original lustre is still there and has not been replaced with a "cleaned coin" polish lustre. The 1959 is still obviously quite compromised. But most of the hard green is gone and the legends are now legible.   |
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Couldn't you just press another better looking penny ?
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Couldn't you just press another better looking penny ? EWWW! If you are drinking Windsor Canadian whiskey then ever shot you do, the cent looks better!  |
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Huge difference!
Ummm, how long did it take from beginning to end?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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First of all Verdi-Care is not a cleaner ,it's a conservation product . It is useless on highly corroded coins , works like MAGIC on coins with small to medium verdigris .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Coin #2 was too far gone to begin with, but at least the Verdi-Care will stop any further damage. That would be important if this were a rare type encasement. I think every collector should have some experience with using it.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Altogether about 2 weeks, although the second week had minimal impact.
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Posted 10/12/2018 11:17 am
