Sorry for this separate post, but couldn't get other description box to come up. I would like to know,is it ok to clean dime with mild detergent and water ?Thanks in advance for all replies
Your coin looks like it has some PMD and may be a metal detecting find causing the color of it. I edited the post to mention that coins are struck and not stamped. I hope this info. helps you.
Environmental Damage. Exposure to the elements toned the Cupro-Nickel. Clad contains 75% Copper and 25% Nickel. Here are examples from my metal detecting finds Nickels are also made of Cupro-Nickel and suffer the same kind of toning.
The cent is too large to fit in the dime press. And if it could fit, it would have to be 1982 or before. I don't think you can get a woodie from a 2000 copper plated zinc cent.
Nice coins P98, looks like antiquity...emperors Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy.....
Don’t bother cleaning, the coin has zero premium...unless you want to practice learning to conserve coins. Research before you start, use that coin, you can’t hurt it any further unless you cut it half or melt it...Spark
What enhanced cleaning technique! I would not even consider cleaning a coin worth keeping. Even if it was not of any value it would be a waste of time in my opinion.