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wow! :cool:
Collectors of ancients have been doing this for decades. It does work but it will also ruin the patina.
Greysheet is a GUIDE, nothing more. Slabbed coins almost always go above it. Also, harder to find and nice eye appeal coins will ALWAYS go at a...
I only save mint state examples....they are hard to find and the strikes generally suck.
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OUCH!
http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/showthread.php?24220-The-First-Steps-to-Proper-Coin-Conservation
I'm still at 66, it would be a minimum of 65 with any TPG IMO.
Nice 1909! 66RD
Most will probably never be found, not many people are willing to bend over to pick up a cent.
63
It's verdigris, not sure why all the mystery. You have a coin with copper in it, if exposed to air/water, verdigris will form. As Doug mentioned,...
Beautiful RB coins!
If these are silver, a quick in in EZest should take care of it.
My HIGHEST raw coin: [IMG] [IMG]
65/66RD IMO....it's a primo example!
Love that broadstrike!
Does it have cartwheel luster?
Did you try DI or distilled water? Sounds like it's probably a polar compound of some sort if you tried solvents and they failed. If you try water...
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