So here are the results of attempting to rescue the 1858
Flying Eagle cent, the 1787 Connecticut colonial, and a control group of 2 Lincoln cents. The process went as follows using a shot glass as a container inside a Ziploc bag to prevent product evaporation:
1) 24hr Acetone soak - gently swabbing and flipping coin every 6 hrs
2) 24hr Verdi-Care soak - same as above.
The 1858 Flying Eagle was slightly improved in both color and detail. The "Died in a Fire" look was replaced with a more natural very dark brown and subtle details were slightly improved. Most notably the beak reveal on obverse, and wreath detail to some extent.
Next came the 1787 Connecticut colonial. After the above process without satisfaction I added another 4 hours of Verdi-Care actually scrubbing both sides of coin vigorously with a stiff bristle brush. The worst of the green crust remains, and much of the device detail is now gone. Just a more destroyed version of a previously destroyed coin at this point.
As a control group I repeated initial process with 2 Lincoln cents I had lying around that were dark and had green crust. No before pictures but the result speaks for itself. Though color slightly improved the green crust still remains in the state they had initially. But what the heck is going on with the "LIBERTY" on the 1940-S, looks like each letter was hand-punched individually by a child.
My conclusion is that the Verdi-Care may have re-moisturized the coin somewhat restoring a more natural color, but it had little impact on the green crust. My results were nothing like the before after images on Verdi-Care's website, nor were they anything like has been posted here.
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Posted 06/01/2025 08:45 am
