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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael K, post: 3017230, member: 78298&quot;]You can &quot;brighten&quot; it, but it will be etched and ruined. The vinegar and salt has probably already damaged it. The CLR definitely has ruined it.</p><p>I don&#039;t think acetone will do anything, as this coin looks toned, rusted and environmentally damaged. Maybe it was a metal detector find at some point. The acetone won&#039;t harm the surface of the coin.</p><p>I was able to raise the date on some dateless Buffaloes (just an experiment)</p><p>with white vinegar and a few drops of hydrogen peroxide. The dates appeared, but the coins became unnaturally whiter. Etched. The coin value will drop.</p><p>One way to clean a coin where you don&#039;t care about the value anymore, is to take any brand of toothpaste (not the gel, the white stuff) rub it on the coin and rub it between your fingers, and rinse, and wipe with a paper towel. A lot of dark stuff will come off, but there are abrasives in the toothpaste which does this. The value of the coin will drop. You could use silver cleaner that might shine it up, but the value of the coin will drop.</p><p>This coin may be beyond repair. You can polish it, but that will destroy any integrity it has left.&nbsp; You could leave it the way it is, that color is probably permanent some coins just get like that. Shrug your shoulders and move on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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