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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JRankin05, post: 423090, member: 15057&quot;]I recently purchased a mixed lot of coins from an individual on ebay that claimed to know nothing about any of them.&nbsp; Most of the coins were in pretty bad shape (didnt pay much so no worries), with a few decent ones mixed in.&nbsp; Naturally, this 1838 seated liberty dime caught my eye.&nbsp; The obverse looks to be in decent shape, but when I turned it over I was dissapointed to see that the reverse was covered in a layed of what looked like old glue.&nbsp; I dont know who would do such a thing to a nice old coin.&nbsp; Anyway, I know most of your thoughts on cleaning but does anyone know how iI should attempt to remove it?&nbsp; Its relatively hard, so I cant just peel it off.&nbsp; Is there a chemical that I could use that would effect the coin minimally?&nbsp; Any thoughts on the matter are appriciated.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also wanted to get some oppinions on the grade of the obverse.&nbsp; Are the stars the large or small variety for this year.&nbsp; Thanks all.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h236/JRankin05/1838ObvScan.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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