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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 527875, member: 15199&quot;]<b>Final results photos</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Here are the final result photos after 10 days sitting on the table.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/results1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>The 2 at the top are the 45S lincolns, the one on the left is the control that was in water, the one on right had the verdigris. The 2 middle ones were BU 1960D, the one on the left was in water and the one on the right in verdigone. The one in the bottom is a 2008 cent ( AU+) from circulaion for color comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the control and the verdigone treated 45S shown oriented as before. Control on the left.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/results2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the uncirculated coins ( control on left)along with the 2008 cent for color comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/results3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Everyone can draw their conclusion as to whether the verdigone treatment changed the color/patina enough to make it apparent if you didn&#039;t know.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see when they are next to each other that there was a change, but in honesty, if either verdigone cent was presented by itself, I would not know it had been treated, but others have had more experience and might have different opinions. I didn&#039;t consider the possibility that the control substance ( distilled water) could darken the patina, I suspect it did, but I needed controls on the control. It is the 2008 that seems offcolor <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I used it before the experiment, and intend to continue to do so. But again!, be sure to have some experience with common lincolns before using it on a more valuable coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all who nominated this thread! I appreciate it!&nbsp; :hug:</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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