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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;00birdy, post: 1185974, member: 31168&quot;]thanks so far everyone.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t see any point in destroying american history if they still hold value for their own weight, so melting them would be silly.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather have the coins than a lump of silver.&nbsp; Aside from the O mint, i did notice a D mint on one of the 1921s.&nbsp; I asked and it turns out my great grand mother actually took these out of circulation each time she would go to the market to get something and she got one in change, they&#039;ve been passed on since.&nbsp; If only I wish they understood to look for condition a little better, darn oh well.&nbsp; Also I noticed there seemed to be some type of oil on them, any chance this was a preservative or more likely something that has made them worse over time?&nbsp; I dried them off with just the paper towel for now.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>also another side hobby of mine, i dabble in auto-detailing so i have some very OCD related talents in maintaining condition of certain items.&nbsp; (that big bottle in the chip pic is polish).&nbsp; If I were to clean these, what would be the proper way to do it?&nbsp; I see it as I have nothing to lose and maybe a little glimmer to gain if they look prettier.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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