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here is what it looks like today. it looks a touch better in hand. those pinkish high points can be brought back to brown with some time and patience. Quote:
Here's your first and last images for fun. Nice job! Quite impressive! 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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@ colonialjohn - we had a bit of discussion about ultrasonic cleaning earlier in this thread. the discussion didnt go too far since I dont have a good ultra sonic cleaner so it wasnt a method I was planning to practice here. one of my concerns with that tool was that the debris from the coin could potentially abrade the surface. what are your thoughts on that? is it a concern? thanks!
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i took a couple of nice photos of this coin the other day.   the color is starting to look pretty nice. there are still some problem spots that are proving rather difficult. specifically the area around LIB in LIBerty, the 3 in the date and S OF from stateS OF on the reverse. still poking, touching and leaving it exposed to a reactive environment. I have not put any chemicals on it in a while. at this point I think its getting into the range of - I have seen worst in strait graded holders - so to me this is already a resounding success. if my goal was to flip it for profit I would be pretty close to calling it a day. id treat the surface with blue ribbon and auction while it mentioning that it had been cleaned/recolored in the description. i picked this one up for practice/educational purposes. I'm going to push it and see how nice I can get it. im still somewhere around 3 maybe 3.5 hours of dedicated work time on this coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
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very nice job bringing this coin back to life.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the update! That is a really incredible result.
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Just discovered this thread today. Don't know how I missed it. What an informative and interesting discussion. Thanks CarrsCoins
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do you mind disclosing what you paid for it ? Awesome job so far, incredible.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
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sure. $65.46 after shipping and fees.
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It's looking great. Really appreciate this informative and educational thread.  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.artToo many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. |
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Simply amazing! Quote:
I'm going to push it and see how nice I can get it. Can you describe what "push it" means to you...and what you still need to do...? smat |
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push it might have been a poor choice of words. ill try and rephrase.
i doubt this coin can ever be a choice coin. if its always going to be a problem coin then there are diminishing returns to addressing small issues. in this case I'm going to keep picking at the small issues to see what is possible.
ill enlist some help to take some pictures of me while I'm working on it the next time I get out the microscope. I think that will be useful for talking about what I'm doing to address those small areas.
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So, CarrsCoins, in other words: you're gonna push it, right?
heheheheh
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Pillar of the Community
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Coming into this thread a bit late, just caught up with all from the start. Outstanding results, good job CC
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Coming into this thread a bit late, just caught up with all from the start. Outstanding results, good job CC Ditto, Ditto, Ditto...................... Been a coin enthusiast since the late 50's. Started as a young boy and my entire life I have never cleaned a single coin. That was probably the first rule I learned. Thanks to this thread,  I have changed my position. Alpha33 out...................
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Excellent class/presentation and transformation! Many thanks CarsCoins!
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