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Message:: [QUOTE="Noah Worke, post: 8340384, member: 115032"]I have been quite busy so I have been posting less frequently (or more frequently if you go by threads created rather than replies to other threads) but I had to share this large cent I got at the NWCC show in March. There was a bucket of type coins for eight bucks each, they were problem coins I'm assuming since this is by far the cheapest large cent I've found. Anyway, this has some sort of gunk or corrosion on it, and considering it's likely already damaged (note the scratches, pits, and dings) I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to get it off somehow. The gray stuff feels kind of like a film, I don't know exactly. The black stuff was removed a little by way of me scratching it with my thumb fingernail, so I don't think any of it is hard corrosion. I hear a soak in acetone is quite frequently suggested, and distilled water for ancients. I've also heard of a mysterious verdigris, is it specifically for cleaning green corrosion off of cents such as this one? I know it's typically considered bad practice to clean modern coins, but again I don't really care considering how it's already damaged and by the looks of it, been harshly cleaned before. Here's the pic, and thanks for any advice![ATTACH=full]1478895[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1478896[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]