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Valued Member
United States
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I previously posted about finding an 1857 Snow 8 in a coin shop grab bag. I went back to the shop and bought two more grab bags at $ 20 each. Unlike the great find in my first purchase, nothing special was found except for an old black covered Indian Head cent. It has a 1909 date with what looks like an S on the reverse. I can't tell for sure, but I am thinking of cleaning the coin. Are there any suggestions of what I could clean the coin with to remove the black coating?    |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Jimbo, first soak it in 100% acetone for several hours. That should help get a bunch of the gunk off. In its condition, it probably wouldn't hurt to use a soft-bristled nylon toothbrush on it. The next step would be to treat it with VerdiCare. If you don't have any, buy some on ebay from seller verdicare - you'll have it in less than a week. Good luck, and I hope you're right! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Edited by HondoB
03/15/2024 02:32 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19120 Posts |
Interesting. Looking forward to learning how this turns out.
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Valued Member
 United States
250 Posts |
Thanks for the information. I just got a small container of acetone from Home Depot and have placed the coin in a small glass container and poured some acetone in the container. Hoping for some positive results.
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Moderator
United States
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Nice find! Looking forward to seeing the results.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10485 Posts |
Looks like something is there - good luck! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
Be sure to cover the glass container with a lid. Rubber seals will corrode from the acetone. Acetone evaporates quickly.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2757 Posts |
agree. LONG acetone bath (don't let it all evaporate out), then a 'very soft' toothbrush (the ones for toddlers). If and only if there is an S, then Verdicare.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7174 Posts |
This coin has been through a fire. Good luck. I don't think anything will help.
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Valued Member
United States
250 Posts |
I ordered VertiCare (60 ml) this morning. I pulled the coin out of my covered container and brushed with a toothbrush and some stuff was removed. I put it back in the container for a another 4 hours.
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Valued Member
United States
250 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10485 Posts |
Wow! That's pretty amazing - congrats!  |
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New Member
United States
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Nfine- I looked up and learned what a bezel was, thank you!!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2502 Posts |
Yes, I agree, amazing results, well done. Gotta love the grab bag!
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3638 Posts |
Nice find, congrats! The end result was far better than I was expecting after seeing your first pics...
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Remarkable transformation, congrats!
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Posted 03/15/2024 08:21 am
