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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kkm, post: 24599057, member: 109476&quot;]Seeing that the coin is damaged (very pitted surface) and won&#039;t be worth much no matter what, I decided to remove the encrusted dirt and remove enough tarnish so that the details are easily legible without the need for a sidelight.</p><p><br /></p><p>I soaked the coin in ammonia for one minute on each side and that took care of the encrusted dirt. I used the spit and aluminum foil method to remove tarnish (it was silver sulfide as I suspected).</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t go overboard trying to make the coin shiny. I am pretty happy with the result. As you can see the surface of the coin is very rough, but that is what 100 years in bad ground does to silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>And [USER=76105]@Omegaraptor[/USER], you were spot on!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1562848[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1562849[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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