Cleaning tip needed

soak it in a shotglass filled with WD-40 for about a week, then gently rub wit a soft cloth or a q-tip. You can take an uncooked piece of spaghetti and gently rub at the green blob. Don't try with a nice coin, and dont eat the spaghetti when youre done.

 

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Too late, already have it soaking in sodium carbonate solution. I think I'll take a look at it when I get home, tonight, and if it hadn't loosened, I'll get out my can of WD-40, and try that. Going to have to substitute linguine or fettuccine, though, as I'm currently out of spaghetti. Thanks!

 

Never underestimate radical temperature changes. Get the coin about 500º F. in the oven then drop it into a bowel of ice water. It's very effective for ancients. The crud will pop right off.

Ben

 

do you put it on a pan or something?

 

What's the melting point of copper? No, really, what a great tip, Ben--thanks!

 

Yes, I use a flat cookie sheet then pick it up with metal tongs and immediately drop it into ice water. The coin cools so rapidly (shrinks) that the crud and grime usually flake off.

Take Care and BE CAREFUL!
Ben

 

Sometimes they do come out looking half way descent. The coin is toast anyway and which ever way you clean it I believe its not gonna hurt it anymore than the way it is now.

 

For a minute there I thought you were going to recommend the microwave.:whistle:

 

Is the OP coin a 1922-D Lincoln?

With all the Lincoln freaks that have replied to this thread, I'm surprised not one has said anything about the date. :whistle:

Ribbit

Ps: I put on my glasses :kewl: and looked closer and it does look like a 20-D like someone else said. Bummer!

 

Can this remove carbon spots too?

 

Probably not. It's mainly for the extreme surface encrustations which can develop over long periods of time when the coin is in a moist environment.


Ben

 

A couple of us have. I said it was a 26 D, someone else said they thought it lookedmore like a 1920, and after taking another look, they could be right. I really don't see it being a 22.

 

On closer examination, I think it's a '23-D.