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Message:: [QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 4901426, member: 105098"]if you want to cut losses, and not put any money into it, simply carrying it around for a while as a pocket piece, handling it and putting a bit more wear on it should get rid of the verdigris and knock it off and it will appear as circulation wear, just normal wear over time, no scratching or scrubbing. maybe some light finger rubbing in the hard to reach spots once in a while, yeah it will get a little more worn, and lower it's "grade" but it's not MS to begin with and you'll leave your mark on it also for it's lineage beside just "keeper of the coin". LOL. it was "sir.birdy.bird's pocket piece" keeping it sealed up in a coin capsule is actually protecting the surface "as is" and the surface contaminant in a small environment. you can also check in the ancient or early copper area of this site for copper care information. I mean it will oxidize if you did nothing, it is 165 years old, so there's got to be methods of preservation with oil applications, and likely a product for sale also to maintain the copper surface that collectors use. Basically if you don't do a conservation service, you should still do something about the verdigris in some fashion to stop it from slowly corroding your coin over time.[/QUOTE]