Can Anybody Help Explain This. (1946 Cent) - Page 2

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Dearborn Moderator United States 97646 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 2:47 pm ok thanks for checking on the edge of that. but, yes, a much longer soak may be appropriate here - long enough to possibly soften it up (if possible) When I soak I usually leave it alone for 8 hours or longer in a class jar covered with foil to prevent evaporation. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 6:30 pm Soaking it will not change the fact that its just a damaged coin. Considered a cull at this point Report this Post to the Staff
pristine2 Pillar of the Community United States 1048 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 7:12 pm It's a damaged common date penny of negligible value, so there's no harm in experimenting. Three minutes in acetone is meaningless -- a couple of days is more likely to get you results Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 08/02/2023 7:27 pm Could be also some Mercury amalgam on the coin. In that time peoples play a lot with liquid mercury. The coin has surface foreign material, I can see the borders and some are raised and some parts was peel off. Report this Post to the Staff
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