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grospoisson Pillar of the Community United States 984 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 08:33 am I have been aggressively trying to devour as much info as possible about altered licolns and decided to try this myself. I would like to take some inexpensive bu 50's wheats and apply every known technique to improve the surface. I am hoping some of you guys would send different chemicals and substances that you may have heard or tried yourself. I will take before and after photos of each attempt and post as I go along. I have several early Lincolns I would like to submit but I am afraid to waste money. I want a catalog for future reference. Never would I attempt to resell or deceive anyone. Any help would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 09:01 am 6th post down http://goccf.com/t/279766#top John1 Report this Post to the Staff
grospoisson Pillar of the Community United States 984 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 11:01 am Thanks John ,the only things I have seen are acetone bathes and something called dell's darkener? Oh! also use an eraser. I have a 1918-s graded AU-58 from NGC but cracked it out the holder 15 yrs ago (not knowing any better) . The coin is a deep uneven chocolate brown. I think it's awesome but I am wondering if PCGS will tag as questionable color since I resubmitted it. Time will tell Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19304 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 11:19 am Suggest experimenting with 1960s cents. No need to risk damaging innocent wheat cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34464 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 3:43 pm Quote: No need to risk damaging innocent wheat cents. Agree! I'd focus on copper Lincoln memorial cents. "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
jbuck Moderator United States 190950 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 4:03 pm Quote: Quote: No need to risk damaging innocent wheat cents. Agree! I'd focus on copper Lincoln memorial cents. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 9:25 pm Save the wheat's! Report this Post to the Staff
hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7300 Posts	Posted 09/05/2021 10:21 am I've been a collector for decades (since I was 7 years old) and even being a good grader I can't tell sometimes when a coin can get detailed. For us non dealers, the best options are acetone or xylene baths (be careful with either product). Anything can make a coin worse. Here is a coin I submitted for grading as it looked really nice, I saw no hairlines, so I wasn't expected it to be cleaned. It wasn't. But its still detailed and worth less than I paid for it. Graded My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
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