First off, hello everyone. I've been lurking on these forums for over a year now, learning what I can and want to mention what a great resource this is for those of us just starting out.
Recently I was given two
Washington quarters, a 1956 & 1956D. Both were retrieved from albums that left the coins extremely toned and tarnished.
The 56D doesn't look that great, as the toning seems to be uneven and splotchy. The 56 actually looks quite unique. The coin is almost black, but when viewed in brighter light seems almost luminescent with lots of other colors coming through. There seems to be a bit of PVC on the back of the 56, or at least that's what I assume it is.
My question to you is what should I do with these as far as preservation goes? I've read about Acetone and have done some further research and I assume this will at least try to remove the gunk on the reverse of the 56. I know it's not supposed to remove the toning, but especially in the case of the 56D, will this stop or slow down the process of it getting any worse?
I'm including some photos. These aren't great, just taken out in the sunlight, but should hopefully give you an idea of what I'm looking at. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
1956D Obverse
1956D Reverse
1956 Obverse
1956 Reverse
Posted 09/25/2011 11:52 pm
