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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Capt. Spaulding, post: 1415489, member: 37023&quot;]Alright I think a little back story is needed on this.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Lincolns in question were in a bird bath (Not in Use) and have been there for years exposed to the elements. I walked past them the other day and realize I have seen them every day for who knows how long and have no idea what kind of pennies were in there. My curiosity got the best of me and I took them and tried to identify the dates. While some were visible others were not and all of them were looking pretty nasty. I decided what the heck I will do a little cleaning experiment with them. I soaked a batch of 10 or so in Diet Coke for 7 hours. After the soak I washed them of with water and gave them a rub with my thumb. To my surprise some of them were Toned. This is a big surprise at the time as I just thought they were some junk pennies that I would just pull the Copper ones out if nothing else. Most if not all are toned with some crud/damage left on them. The toned portions are pretty clean (considering), but I am just wondering if I can get the rest of the gunk off these coins if they are toned underneath? Please do not get into a debate on AT and NT as I had no idea they were toned in the first place and I have no intention on selling these. They are ONLY for my own enjoyment and will NOT be sold. Well since everyone has the full story what do you suggest now? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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