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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismania, post: 1192419, member: 28971&quot;]Nice find.....could be some environmental damage.&nbsp; I&#039;d soak it it in oil for a bit, then a VERY gentle, light soap/warm water &#039;wash&#039; to get the oil off (hence warm, maybe bordering hot to get the &#039;fatty oil&#039; off), and gently pat dry.&nbsp; I think the corrosion it exhibits makes the oil soak a not so terrible thing for the coin now.&nbsp; BUT it is STILL a great find...especially for the first time out with the detector!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Do NOT &#039;clean&#039; it harshly...like riverman says, NO brushes....perhaps a rose thorn to pick out some heavily gunked up &#039;crud&#039; if need be, but nothing more harsh than the oil soak, GENTLE soap/water wash, warm rinse, and pat dry....it still holds collector value...Colonial coppers are still a popular series.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As an aside, I do NOT believe in cleaning a coin AT ALL, but in this case, it may benefit from my suggested method...it can&#039;t hurt it if done gently...and an acetone dip on a copper coin is not always a great idea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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