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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Curious what the thought consensus is. By conservation, I'm talking about verdicare or something similar (non-acidic, non-abrasive). Acetone does not do anything here. Thoughts?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd go ahead with a VerdiCare treatment--per instructions. Likely wouldn't be a dramatic improvement, but some would be good (along with the long-term preservation qualities of VerdiCare).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
Looks like a candidate for conservation . Go right ahead .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
This isn't an expensive coin, which makes it a good test piece. I'd say give it a go. I don't know of any specific solutions besides Verdi-Care. Keep us updated with results if you do choose to conserve it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would try to remove the crud, whether it's conversation or cleaning, there isn't enough value there now, cleaning it or trying to restore it can only make it better. Please post after pictures.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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IMO in its current condition it would get a DETAILS grade.
If you use VerdiCare it would be a better looking DETAILS coin.
I'd do it.
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Moderator
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I agree with the consensus. This is an excellent candidate for VerdiCare.
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New Member
United States
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I'll hop on the verdicare train as well. Already details you're not hurting it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I too would say go with the concerf idea. However, I'd actually prefer spending the time and money on getting a better grade coin.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
600 Posts |
If anyone is interested, here are the results. Turns out I didn't have any verdicare, so I used an alternate method to remove the verdigris. I tried to light it to highlight the leftover corrosion. It isn't as noticeable in-hand, but obviously, a problem coin both before and after. I'm 50/50 on the results here. While the green is gone, I feel some of the coin's charm is gone as well.  Edited by captaincoffee
12/21/2021 11:29 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it looks better and you have a classic head large cent which I don't have.
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Moderator
United States
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I agree, it looks better than before. While the "circulation cameo" is often appealing, I believe in this case it was hurt by the green hue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What exactly was the alternate method used?
I like the conserved coin better than the original, good work.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
600 Posts |
Alternate method was a mild sodium sesquicarbonate solution. Works great on verdigris, but it is not neutral (base vs. acidic verdigris). Not a one-size-fits-all solution (pun intended) to every verdigris issue.
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Valued Member
United States
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Personally, I liked how it looked before... Just my opinion, of course.
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