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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SalemScott, post: 868562, member: 24560&quot;]Thanks for the compliments everyone.&nbsp; My method of cleaning took alot of trial and error.&nbsp; I wish they all came out this good but they rarely do.&nbsp; It all depends on what the environmental damage has been done before I dig it up.&nbsp; First off, I never rinse my coppers under water.&nbsp; They never seen to respond kindly to it, often times the outer surface is no longer there and the coins are very porous.&nbsp; I see lots of porous LC&#039;s like this on ebay.&nbsp; I let the coin dry out, which they are usually dry by the time I get them home.&nbsp; I then carefully take a toothpick and try and lift the dirt upward off the coin.&nbsp; I will slowly work around the lettering and other features, trying to do as little scratching as possible.&nbsp; Once I&#039;m sure I can&#039;t get it any cleaner with the toothpick, I take q-tips and vaseline and work in small areas, which lift smaller dirt deposits off the coin and onto the q-tip.&nbsp; Once I have the coin as clean as I think I can get it I take a soft cloth and wipe away all the vaseline that I can.&nbsp; That&#039;s pretty much it.&nbsp; Maybe in a bit I&#039;ll post some of my other large cents on this thread, showing the different results I&#039;ve had.&nbsp; Take care, Scott.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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