That might be the famous "I gotta' go pee" cent
@Bing you lucky dog.
Acetone removes many organic contaminants but doesn't remove inorganic stuff. A distilled water rinse won't hurt and might help. Sorry about...
Yeah, should have said that, but give it a distilled water rinse before encapsulating it to see if you can get off whatever is on the horse's leg.
I'm in, I think it is a great coin!
Put it in a coin capsule to protect it from further toning.
Just got an order from Littleton and returned the "approvals" in the postage free mailer. The only things I have ordered in several years are...
I still have many of my Science Fiction Book Club books.
CD's...dang, I was in the record club!
The counterstamp doesn't detract from the coin...to my eyes.
I think he is referring to ancient coins...it would be fairly rare to find any that had not been cleaned other than those which are sold FOR cleaning.
Yup, that's why you would buff off the crud.
Welcome, we have a few people who clean them. I would be interested in their answers also.
Looking around, I haven't run into any definitive word about whether the original zinc is removed before the replating. If I were doing it, I...
Interesting point, is the zinc removed or is it just plated over... I would have said "more attractive"
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Then ya gotta use a smiley...:)
Not uncommon for any and all quarters.
No matter what method you use, to have them graded as such, they have to pass the standards of the TPG. What is that (are those) method (s)?
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