Green is gone. Discolored beneath--which stinks. Looks like luster has been eaten away. There is some black (neutralized verdigris, I believe)...
Holy cow! I just put it in to soak a half hour ago...figured I'd let it go overnight...just checked and it looks almost gone already! Will post...
Acetone won't touch this verdigris :( I've experienced acetone changing the color of copper coins but i believe the acetone is interacting with...
Is this stuff hard to come by?
Thanks Insider...I was thinking of trying that first...spot treating with saturated tooth pick...maybe dissolve a drop on the spot for a few...
The pics of coin in question are at start of this thread. Its the 1920 with Lincoln ear rot... I actually should have kept reading the thread i...
Sorry to open this older thread back up. I started it, so maybe its ok :) I finally got Verdicare. Going to attempt to conserve this coin. I was...
I hope it was clear I was joking with that ebay link of that rancid cent ;)
Jeez guys it looks like people are paying good money for any old crazy random toning...this is like the least desirable date...worth maybe...
Ok good to know. Thanks for sharing your experience :)
Oh I tried soaking in DAX (distilled, acetone, xylene) and no good (obviously). Guess I'll pull the trigger on verdicare...I've read it works but...
Well it's in good place...right in the center of the damn obverse!!!! Hoping I can get it gone and under control and that it's "scar" will not...
So how might one treat green stuff growing on copper? Any household remedies? Verdicare? How would it work on this guy? Bad ear infection:...
I found it. It was from imrich. Wasnt about dealer graded coins being resubmitted by individuals and getting lower grades...it was about crackouts...
Oh man! I cant believe its still on the market let alone with a price cut by two thirds lol... I wonder if they are looking for a sucker or if...
Well it may be rumor but theres a ton of it out there...without trying too hard I found three sources:...
So you dont think a dealer sending in a 1,000 coins in one shot is going to get the benefit of the doubt? If he has a slider, you dont think its...
I base that cent looking dipped on the fact that I have dipped copper and seen what it looks like...thats an answer you should like--It sounds...
Yeah I bet its dipped too. Thats the point. I think theres a ton of randomness in this. Im a skeptic/cynic at heart. Ive heard they have deals...
Thats interesting. Yeah TPGs dont have a lot of options as they run out of gradeable coins. They can go out of business or start straight grading...
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