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I ran across this Lincoln I bought years ago, threw it in a flip,
What would you do to conserve this coin?
Yes, the obverse has a very PL surface, with a reverse that looks like BS strike.
Either way,
Please give your opinion below.

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Send into Circulation. Unless you want to purely experiment then go for it!

 

put in circulation, I just looked at eBay and you can buy a complete set for $6.99 shipped. not worth the time or effort to conserve.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234382554603?hash=item369249f5eb:g:I4sAAOSwxPJh5vEB

 

You know sometimes no matter how a coin starts out...and ends are unbelievable.
I had a beautiful 1936 s/s buffalo ,had it graded , put it away, revisted it only to discover carbon spots. Not just 1 or two. The coins a 65 nicely toned specimen was trashed.
One never knows just how a piece of medal will store, or if it will begin to spot from carbon.

 

not worth the effort and cost to soak. spend it, let some kid find it and add it to his/her collection.

 

I like the Picaso look...Have it blown up into poster size print.

 

Gee whiz, dwhiz.... you're right...

 

Just buy another and use this to pay for it. It’s just not worth your time.

 

Hey, if there are any conservation techniques you ever wanted to try on a proof, but were afraid you'd ruin the coin -- well, here's your experimental subject, pre-ruined for your convenience and peace of mind!

 

Looks like one of the first zincoln's of '82 in my opinion. Good luck.

 

Looks like an impaired proof to me. Not worth the cost of conserving, if that were even possible. I don’t believe any thing will bring back it’s original good looks.

 

Oh, there weren't any non-proof 1982-S cents. And, yep, profoundly impaired.

 

I like all the answers, this one is beyond repair. But might get a shot of MS70 before it gets tossed.

 

I've gotta side with @robec on this one.

 

Heres the updated pics after a treatment of MS70. The MS70 immediately turned the reds Purple and the rest a darker blue.
The verdigris spots are still there,


And more of a natural look, BN.

 

Wow, what a difference! In your first photo, it looked like there was corrosion covering half the obverse, and it looked like a pit under the G -- in the after shots, that stuff is nearly invisible. Yeah, the blue is unnatural, but I'm still going to call it an improvement overall.

 

Your coin has been upgraded to an eBay post. You did a very nice job on it.

 

There was plenty of corrosion, it had stuff all over the obv.
I am suprised it cleaned up as well as it did.
It still may get another treatment of MS70 followed by hot water rinse and a distilled water soak, but nothing is going to remove the verdigris, besides Verdicare and I haven't been able to get a bottle yet.

 

I'm sometimes amazed at how well distilled water works. I usually start there and get progressively harsher with solvents and brushing. But only as a last-ditch effort to conserve a coin.