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This is my SECOND 1999 Wide AM ever found in the wild. I'm so happy to have found it, it was in a roll from a bank I almost skipped. Question, how do I conserve it? It has some zinc rot begining and I want to halt it. All suggestions appreciated. Sorry for the quality of pics, taken with phone camera. I'll soak it in acetone for the next 24hrs as a start.   |
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Sorry, I don't have any advice for the zinc rot, but amazing find! I'm pretty sure that's the harder one of 3 WAM varieties to find! Congrats GC! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Very nice find I'm jealous
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99 is the hardest to find. Acetone and then Verdi.Nice find. I have found only 1 1999 and more than a few of the 1998 and 2000 John1  Edited by John1
01/26/2019 04:40 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:I'm pretty sure that's the harder one of 3 WAM varieties to find!   As far as the coin's condition, I can only recommend a Verdi-Care treatment and then encapsulation in an Air-Tite.  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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It has some zinc rot begining and I want to halt it. That is a very good question, but one to which I don't have an answer. Once the copper plating is nicked and the zinc core exposed, I'm not sure what can be done. For sure you would want to keep this in a very dry atmosphere, but you may just be slowing down an inexorable process. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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I'll try the acetone, but I need to order verdi.
Do ya'll think it's worth an ANACS submission?
Edited by GrapeCollects
01/26/2019 08:42 am
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Super find on the '99! Glad to see that they are still out there.
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just asking , but you say (I'll soak it in acetone for the next 24hrs as a start.) can you do that for that long ? and does it mean the coin was cleaned ?I seen videos and they just dip it for min.  nice find happy hunting Edited by cookiemonster
01/26/2019 08:59 am
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Do ya'll think it's worth an ANACS submission? Because of condition,I would not. John1 |
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@cookiemonster, no it doesn't. It depends on what you're dealing with. Light fingerprint vs corrosion, it makes a difference
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Fantastic find! If you ever want to consider a trade pm me! Every time I turn over a 99 I hope to see a wide one.
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Lol Jim, when I saw this one I thought I was seeing things. I just couldn't believe it.
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Nice find. That is one that is still on my bucket list.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Is the rim all way around the coin. The image makes it look like part of it is missing.
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Yes it is coop, I photoed it in a 2x2
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