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<p>[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 1595280, member: 40340"]Got my "blurry" pic 1833 large cent in today and it is a truely beautiful coin (to me anyway lol) However the pic hid a rather strange issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the previous owners dipped the coin in...................Wax! Mint green wax at that. Now the question is this.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the best way to remove the wax from the coin without hurting the coin?</p><p>[ATTACH]223261.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]223262.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>here is a closeup of one of the heavier coated areas</p><p>[ATTACH]223263.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>here is the same area after I "scratch" the surface with my fingernail (notice the flakes of wax)</p><p>[ATTACH]223264.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>So again the question is what is the best way to remove wax from a wax coated coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 1595280, member: 40340"]Got my "blurry" pic 1833 large cent in today and it is a truely beautiful coin (to me anyway lol) However the pic hid a rather strange issue. One of the previous owners dipped the coin in...................Wax! Mint green wax at that. Now the question is this. What is the best way to remove the wax from the coin without hurting the coin? [ATTACH]223261.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]223262.vB[/ATTACH] here is a closeup of one of the heavier coated areas [ATTACH]223263.vB[/ATTACH] here is the same area after I "scratch" the surface with my fingernail (notice the flakes of wax) [ATTACH]223264.vB[/ATTACH] So again the question is what is the best way to remove wax from a wax coated coin?[/QUOTE]
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