Agreed but identifying what "gunk" is organic and what is not is also part of what I'm learning so I can determine which coins it makes sense to...
I'll try some of those next when I can and post pictures here.
Yea, not a ton if difference. I do see slight lightening of the spots on the copper but maybe I need to refresh the acetone during the process.
It's ok, I'm not losing anything of value with my test coins. ;)
I also threw in a copper penny: 1974-D Obverse Before: [ATTACH] 1974-D Obverse After: [ATTACH] I was wondering if it would reduce the...
My goal isn't to clean/alter the coin itself but just remove particulates that are not a part of the coin (conserve / restore). I understand that...
Ah, I wasn't sure if it could vary in how it presents. Thanks.
I found this one and it has some weirdness going on in the date. Is this a small over large / large over small date coin? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'll just pull out my 3d scanner with light kit in that case... j/k, those are still pretty expensive. ;)
No offense taken and I get it. I'm really only looking to get an estimate on the grade to guage whether it is worth professional grading or if...
Very well could be. It is one that was / is in a hard plastic case.
I have been trying to look for "flattened" areas for wear vs lighter definition that still has contours for quality of strike. On this one I...
Quite the spread in opinions on the grade - 50 to 64... What wear are you seeing? I see that the lines in the beard don't go all the way up but I...
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