Indian Head Cent - Green Corrosion Question

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CambriaMarket Valued Member United States 55 Posts	Posted 03/17/2020 8:47 pm I was recently given this coin that a family member found awhile ago. It is an 1874 Indian Head cent with strong details, the lettering in the headdress is visible and the coin is in good shape except this green corrosion on the front and back. Is there anything to do about that corrosion or just leave the coin as is? Any thoughts? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 03/17/2020 8:51 pm Verdicare might be a good start. "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." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/17/2020 9:30 pm I agree, but you can assume that the surfaces beneath the oxidation will not match well with the surrounding areas. This coin has pretty much had it. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/17/2020 11:09 pm The corrosion will most likely have damaged the coin, but you can stop further damage by using VerdiCare (available by CFF member BadThad). Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 03/18/2020 12:15 am What a shame as well. I can see LIBERTY poking through! It might have been a nicer example. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 03/18/2020 08:10 am Unfortunately that coin is dead . Corrosion too far gone .Verdi-Care will not bring it back to a straight grade , but it will become a decent hole filler . The 1874 IHC is a better date and would have been one heck of a nice coin had it not been corroded . Report this Post to the Staff
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