A dealer around me had got some old verdigris coins so I asked him if he wanted me to take one of the coins and try to conserve it. He gave me this 1868 3 cent coin. I forgot to take before pics of the reverse, but it was just as bad as the front. I'm sure with a q-tip I could have got more in the denticals but I figured I'd leave it as is. I thought it turned out great. Before- Soaking- Results(coin was still in need of drying when pics were taken) I've been very impressed with what this can do for your coins. Thanks @BadThad for making these products!
I bought some on eBay a few weeks back and only tied once on a '98 WAM I found roll searching and it came out nice. I have a ton of pre '30's wheats I need to use it on just need the time to do it.
It's a great product , I've used it mostly on copper Civil War Tokens with small areas with hardened verdigris in a couple protected areas that I didn't see when bidding . On a MS Monitor token no one can see where the verdigris was without a loupe . as it had eaten into the copper a tiny bit . After a couple years on one and about a year on the other there's not a sign of it returning . Thanks Thad .
Will Verdi Care pass the "sniffer" test if a coin like this is sent in to be graded? Or will it come back cleaned, etc.?
From what I've read Thad says it will not show up as the chemical doesn't stick on the coin and rinsing the coin with water will remove any of the Verdi care that's still hovering on the surface. Maybe @BadThad csn explain it better.
