1939-D Lincoln Cent For Grading, Fire Damage?

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nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 2:13 pm Many years ago during CRH I found one roll that was mostly lower-mintage D and S cents from the 1920s and 1930s, all VF to EF condition. No key dates were present, as if someone had saved those and dumped the rest. All had dark brown areas in feathery patterns. The dark brown does not come clean with acetone, making me think its staining of some type, but what type? Fire? Water damage? Anyone seen this sort of thing before? Report this Post to the Staff

BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19966 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 2:16 pm VF details Probably not worth the effort of conservation given the value. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 3:16 pm How long did you have it in acetone? Perhaps give a LONG bath. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36841 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 3:41 pm VF-35 details Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 5:43 pm Acetone would have been less than a minute. I can see a longer bath might be worth the experiment, never tried it on any coin. Not a big loss if something goes wrong on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
llewellin Pillar of the Community United States 1005 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 5:46 pm Xylene might also be worth a shot if a minute in acetone didn't work Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/04/2019 08:54 am VF details, I think it's shot. Report this Post to the Staff
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