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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Specksynder, post: 812236, member: 22410&quot;]So I pulled out an 1832 Half Penny (didn&#039;t know it at the time) that had been stored in a 2x2 in a pvc pocket in a binder in a box in a safe for several decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>You see 4 photos below... The BEFORE photo, the picture after rinsing/dipping it in distilled water (wow), after an Acetone bath, after a Xylon dip (and water rinse).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/cleanseries.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some more AFTER pics.&nbsp; The lower right photo shows the coin&#039;s current color... it has darkened over the last hour to dark bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/cleannow.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any comments?&nbsp; I&#039;m pleased with the results, but it won&#039;t hurt my feelings if anyone tells me I did this wrong.&nbsp; (Better to learn now than after I try this on a few more ugly green coins.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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