1942 WHEAT NEEDS SOME HELP

What is this cleaning pencil you speak of? Got any pics?

 

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geez you scrapped the hell out of this coin. you might as well have used a brillo pad. yikes. scratches everywhere.

 

Like I said it was an experiment on a worthless coin.

 

Actually a brass brush would not have scratched it like that. I was looking for one of those old ink eraser pencils that had a brush on one end.

 

Yeah, I over did it when I got into it. I would probably go lighter on the next trashed one. When I was a lot younger I had an eraser like you described. Maybe that would work.

 

Well, I put the coin in a small glass container...Put some Acetone in it...Very little, like a teaspoon full....Then a nice squirt of Brasso and a little bit of
Penny Brite....Put some warm water in an shook it up...Waited a couple of hours
and out it came....Rinsed it off, patted dry and Take a look at how it came out!!

 

I did put a mark on the reverse Tommy, hope you get to see it and keep it if you
like....I tried cleaning it and it was a no-go..........What Ya Gonna Do!? Move on
to the next one...

 

Oh my.......Look at that coin.....It looks.......so....yummy....

 

Thanks Kentucky , I think I will give that a try......I already screwed it up
soaking it in chemicals so aint got nothing to lose now....

 

Hey Joe, mine looks better than that, lol! Seriously, post a pic after you wire brush it. Maybe there’s hope for it yet!

 

Good idea Tex, gotta get a wire brush and I will scrub the crap out of it...

 

Use a brass brush, not a steel one.

 

An ass brush, Ok thanks Kentucky, I'll get one....

 

I got a Brass brush and did both sides...
What do you guys think? Better or worse? ( Well....At least it's shiny now )

 

I think it actually looks better!

 

Looks like what it is...a polished turd.

 

I was thinking how much time and sweat did it take to get it there.

 

a polished turd......HAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAA!!!!!...That's funny!!!
I like that!!! I mean, think about that for a second....Who in their right mind would spend all that time polishing a turd....I mean, really....Oh...UM...Yeah....I'm the
one who did that huh?.........Umm....Well....Ok....I got to go....Wife's calling

 

I have a wheat that's really messed up like yours. I just might try and get some exercise lol.