1868 Shield Nickel FS-905 Reverse Of 68 (No Broken Letters).

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Finn70 Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 10/25/2019 12:13 pm Picked this up for $21 to complete my reverse of 68 set. The coin has VF details, but suffers from what looks like a case of verdigris. I am a strong advocate of never clean coins, but anyone out there have any suggestions of preservation? Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 10/25/2019 12:22 pm a soak in pure acetone would be the first thing I would do. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 10/25/2019 1:34 pm . Don't be afraid to let it soak for a day if necessary. I'm sure you can count yourself as one of the few who have sought out and captured those varieties. Providing a full report here with those varieties would be very educational. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn70 Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 10/25/2019 2:21 pm From the 5th edition of the CPG. sorry about the rotation. Edited by Finn70 10/25/2019 2:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jonnin Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 10/25/2019 6:31 pm that is a nice looking example, and the extra info was appreciated as well. As far as cleaning, does anyone have any alternates to acetone that are safe? Ive been boiling some in water, and it is helping, but I have so far avoided doing this to anything outside of some modern pocket change to test the approach. Boiling does bang them around physically so you have to find a way to prevent that. We need a sticky on coin safe methods... Report this Post to the Staff
Finn70 Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 10/25/2019 7:31 pm I am a bit apprehensive, but I will try the acetone soak. Don't have acetone in our household, so I'll pick some up and repost the results. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 10/27/2019 07:48 am I wanted to read that stuff but I couldn't turn my Monitor on it's side. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn70 Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 11/22/2019 10:54 am The results after a 24 hour acetone soak and a fresh acetone rinse. I then just let it air dry with no rubbing or patting: Disappointed in the results. It removed some of the green gook, but the acetone soak solution had no discoloration to it at all, and the coin now has a overall dull appearance to it. Any further suggestions or just 2 x 2 it? Edited by Finn70 11/22/2019 3:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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