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Message:: [QUOTE="TomCorona, post: 539625, member: 17621"]Death of a wheat Very good! I think a learned a little also tonight. I have a 1913D wheat that had thses 3 black spots on the obverse. They looked exactly like someone took a black felt pen and dotted it 3 times. I figured I'd try the lighter fluid deal then rince w/distilled water. That part actually went ok. No discoloration, still looked good, except for the 3 spots, so I rubbed, and rubbed, and rubbed with a fluid soaked old T-shirt. Better now, but, those spots remained. My fingers hurt and were dried out after about 2 hours of this. So, I thought, this isn't getting me anywhere. I turned to my container of "E-zest". I dipped quickly. I dipped a little more. Still the spots, so, I rubbed a little, then a little more. Well...I finally rubbed them enough to expose 3 little nicks, washed it under warm soapy water, like the directions on E-zest said. End result..I have a 1913D wheat with 3 little nicks where the spots used to be, and the color, or colors, I would describe as being a combination of light brown, orange, and darker brown, and, very, very dull finish. But the spots are gone! (mostly) Moral of the story and lesson learned.., leave the spots alone. Thankfully, is was only a semi-uncommon wheat that paid the price. I know...you all told me so.:rolling:[/QUOTE]