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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1751648, member: 8797&quot;]the quarter looks like it was buried in the dirt for a long time and dug up. IS it pre 1964? if so then it&#039;s worth silver content.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>the half dollar looks as if it was acid tested to check for silver content. must have been too much for whoever did that to open a book. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To answer your question, Yes. Rubbing a coin with ANYTHING will damage it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You are looking for proper methods of conservation. There have been discussions dedicated to this specifically here..... sorry I don&#039;t have a link to give you but searching &#039;coin conservation&#039; or some variation of the phrase will help. These are good pieces to practice conservation on, as someone (hopefully BEFORE you got them) already ruined any collector value above metal content.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to the forum![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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