Conservation Surprise From 1858 LL Flying Eagle

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,105
Jimbo48 Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 08/14/2025 01:13 am From time to time I buy coins that are have gunk and corrosion to see if I can conserve the coin. I got the coin for an auction price of $7.50 and 99 cent shipping. I soaked the coin in acetone for 24 hours in a closed container then followed with a 24 hour soak in Verdi-Care. The final result showed the coin to be the 1858/7 overdate. The Cud above the first 8 is there and a faint 7 tip on the last 8. The wingtip is broken. Now I know this coin is in bad shape, but to get an overdate for $7.50 isn't a bad deal. The first 2 pictures are the coin before treatment. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 08/14/2025 11:47 am Decent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73760 Posts	Posted 08/14/2025 9:30 pm Looks better than before. Congratulations on the nice surprise! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10485 Posts	Posted 08/15/2025 4:02 pm How could you possibly tell if it's the overdate? Other FEs have a "broken" wing tip and telling an 8/7 is hard enough to see on a high grade coin. The coin cleaned up well enough to be an album coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Bdlc Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 08/19/2025 10:04 am I bought a bottle of Verdi-Care not too long ago. Did the 24-hr Acetone soak, then the 24-hr Verdi-Care soak on about 10 coins that had verdigris. Not one had any improvement, all still had the bright green just like before. I think Verdi-Care is a scam being perpetuated on forums by people connected with the company. The before and after pictures are BS. Maybe some combination of Vinegar, Lemon Juice, and Baking Soda could do that. But Verdi-Care did not. And I even aggressively swabbed the verdigris areas every couple hours during the Verdi-Care 24-hr soak. No improvement, waste of time and money. Report this Post to the Staff
Jimbo48 Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 08/19/2025 2:47 pm I am sorry for your lack of results with Verdi-Care. I have no affiliation with them, but have had great results with coins. I think some coins have really bad corrosion and Verdi-Care will not work on them. I think mild verdigris removal is what the product is designed to address. I have just been lucky with the more severe examples. Report this Post to the Staff
Bdlc Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 08/19/2025 3:58 pm I understand. I even tried it with a couple Lincoln Cents that just a little mild verdigris on the inner edges of the rim. No luck. The 24-hour acetone soak actually seemed to do some good on many coins. Even swabbing them vigorously didn't remove even minor areas of verdigris for me. Even tried the "toothpick" method they recommended on small spot areas to no effect. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,105

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: US Coins and Currency Forums Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.25 seconds to rattle this change.