Good luck! 1963 was not a good year for Lincoln production at either mint. I'm sure you're discovering that!
Amazingly, I found this in a bank roll doing some box searching! Dumped that roll out and it stood out like a diamond in a goat's azz. :)
Drats, was hoping for a 64BN! BEFORE: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] AFTER: [ATTACH]
As you can see from my posts, I've been focused on the 60's cents. My collection needed some upgrades!
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Hard to believe how much gunk someone layered over this coin! [IMG] [IMG]
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Dunno, appears to have been pressed into an album. It has neon green (my fav toning), hard to capture with my setup.
I don't know the value of the coins you have but I don't recommend that. Once you cross the conservation line there's no turning back.
The technology in VC allows it to remove both polar (water soluble) and non-polar (organic soluble) residues.
Honestly, this the first time I've seen anything quite like this. Likely shoe polish, mostly water insoluble dyes in wax. Isopropanol is a good...
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The final stages of toning to full brown. I can't resist an ugly toner! [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
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