I've Decided To "treat" My 1851 Large Cent

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USArmyParatrooper Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 10/14/2006 5:22 pm After talking to a couple different dealers, and after consulting the board I'm going to give it a shot. I'm just curious the method I should try. Most people have recommended an extra virgin olive oil soak. Others have said something about using a Q-tip/acetone wipe. What I'm considering: - Olive Oil soak, follwed by an acetone rinse and Q-tip wipe. Then rinse with distilled water and dry. Does this sound about right, or are there other suggestions? Here's the pictures again. My concern is the apparent beginning of corrosion on the reverse, and the green substance stuck in the date. Report this Post to the Staff

thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 10/14/2006 5:54 pm Uh oh. I think you're going to get a lot of negative but informative feedback on this. As to the cleaning method, and if I recall correctly, acetone isn't recommended for cleaning copper. You'll get experienced information from others shortly Edited by thingee 10/14/2006 5:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mynt Valued Member Sweden 79 Posts	Posted 10/15/2006 06:54 am You've got quite the dilemma. If it's corrosion on the reverse, it should be dealt with. However- cleaned copper is more obvious, and in my opinion, not so attractive. And the toning looks nice now... Report this Post to the Staff
mrcoin Valued Member United States 199 Posts	Posted 10/15/2006 08:47 am I think I would leave it as is, it may look the best it can in it's present state. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 10/15/2006 08:48 am The thing is, since it's cleaned, it wouldn't hurt to clean it much further on. The worst thing it could happen is to make it much shiner, which is not what you want. Whatever you do will not really improve the overall appearance of the coin. Even if you are to clean off the verdigris, sure you might be able to, but there will be pitholes which will look much uglier. Fortunately, the level of corrosion on your coin doesn't seem to be that serious yet (although I can't quite tell from this picture) but it is totally up to you what you are going to do with it. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
USArmyParatrooper Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 10/15/2006 10:26 pm quote: Originally posted by gxseries The thing is, since it's cleaned, it wouldn't hurt to clean it much further on. The worst thing it could happen is to make it much shiner, which is not what you want. Whatever you do will not really improve the overall appearance of the coin. Even if you are to clean off the verdigris, sure you might be able to, but there will be pitholes which will look much uglier. Fortunately, the level of corrosion on your coin doesn't seem to be that serious yet (although I can't quite tell from this picture) but it is totally up to you what you are going to do with it. You said "since it's cleaned". It was not sold to me as a cleaned coin. Are you sure on that? Report this Post to the Staff
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I've Decided To "Treat" My 1851 Large Cent