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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2431526, member: 24314&quot;]Before doing anything.&nbsp; A collector should be able to look at the &quot;3&quot; using a 10X or higher hand lens under bright light and tell if the diagonal line is raised or jus a mark/scratch in the gunk/toning.&nbsp; Then you can leave the coin as is.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you fail that: sharpen a toothpick to a fine point or very often you can break one in half and produce a finer, more delicate sliver.&nbsp; Don&#039;t press hard.&nbsp; Move very slowly in tiny increments as if you are playing with a bomb!&nbsp; You do not want to hairline the coin with some of the grit on the surface.&nbsp; Best done using a stereo microscope as it only takes seconds to tell what you have. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>VerdiCare is great for this and even a drop of CLEAR liquid soap works.&nbsp; If you use either, rinse well, acetone, dry w/compressed air or hot hair dryer.&nbsp; Good Luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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