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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;I_Found_One, post: 260868, member: 9749&quot;]I found an Adams dollar with no edge a few days ago. I haven&#039;t done coin collecting since I was a kid, so was curious, looked into it, and these coins appears to have some value, at least now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, after handling, the coin began to look smudged and oxidized. So, yes, fool that I am, I washed it with soap and water in the sink.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, now after another day of handling, it looks rather oxidized again, quite tarnished and without the original luster. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I tried soaking the coin in distilled water in a nonreactive porcelein bowl. Hopefully, this removed any further contact with any residual soap, but it doesn&#039;t look like a new coin any longer.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is: can this coin still be authenticated? How much value, if any, has the coin lost? The attribute that made the coin valuable in the first place, namely the lack of edge inscription, is still as it was.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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