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ME CO Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 06/08/2009 09:18 am Hi all. Not on here much these days but last week I found an IH cent while CRH, problem is even under magnification I can barely tell its an indian. Sometimes it looks like crud on it, then sometimes I think its just stain. Want to clean the coin without eating the coin- any suggestions. The date is 1907, here's a couple pics. Thanks, Mark Report this Post to the Staff

mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 06/08/2009 12:20 pm Can try an acetone bath. But that one looks like a lost cause...Still amazing to find an Indian cent in circulation-- 100+ year-old coin! Report this Post to the Staff
ME CO Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 06/08/2009 5:42 pm Thanks for the reply, I think I have some acetone, but I may wait and ponder it some more. Just too nervous. It definately needs a cleanin, ain't worth nothin the way it is anyways- at least wanna be able to see what I got. HH Mark Report this Post to the Staff
mklpatrick Pillar of the Community United States 580 Posts	Posted 06/08/2009 6:05 pm You could also try soaking it in xylene. I think that stuff works on copper in some cases. Obviously you don't have to worry about ruining this one since it's already pretty much destroyed! Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 06/08/2009 7:33 pm i would start w/ soap and water then to the chemicals Report this Post to the Staff
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