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<p>[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 1348765, member: 17261"]Acetone would be futile. Distilled water would be a better choice and the least evasive. </p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest problem is on the reverse, the verdigris in the S is ugly. Personally, assuming it would slab, I wouldn't want that verdigris on my coin in a slab....it would drive me crazy. I would use a sharp implement like a stim-u-dent and a tiny drop of VERDI-CARE to work on that. Apply a very tiny drop on it, let it sit for 5 minutes, then gently work it until it is either gone or improved. You have to VERY careful doing this so you go to just the right level of effort.....I'd error on the conservative side because if you work it too hard it will be obvious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 1348765, member: 17261"]Acetone would be futile. Distilled water would be a better choice and the least evasive. The biggest problem is on the reverse, the verdigris in the S is ugly. Personally, assuming it would slab, I wouldn't want that verdigris on my coin in a slab....it would drive me crazy. I would use a sharp implement like a stim-u-dent and a tiny drop of VERDI-CARE to work on that. Apply a very tiny drop on it, let it sit for 5 minutes, then gently work it until it is either gone or improved. You have to VERY careful doing this so you go to just the right level of effort.....I'd error on the conservative side because if you work it too hard it will be obvious.[/QUOTE]
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