I like Cleaned Coins and you should to thread

I think a Canon Sureshot gives you better control in a macro setting with depth of field.

 

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The IHC is pretty much gone. I have an 1864 that was similar to that one. I just soaked it in vinegar (I only recommend in extreme circumstances where no real numismatic value remains) just so I could get it down to basics and read the date. I still have it.



The dime, if it is silver, I would give it an acetone soak and a light cotton swab rub if necessary.

 

I see full liberty and banner lines on the dime along with some diamonds, I don't think the IHC is gone. It has something on it though. Maybe when I get it and post a better picture it will be easier to see. I don't know why I bought this but too late now. It came with a bunch of coins and you can't even tell what the wheat cents are and I have no clue why someone put a 1967 dime in there that isn't anything.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-COINS-In...0gI1FgLNdmOBOIkg8r+k/P4=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

I see full liberty and banner lines on the dime along with some diamonds, I don't think the IHC is gone. It has something on it though. Maybe when I get it and post a better picture it will be easier to see. I don't know why I bought this but too late now. It came with a bunch of coins and you can't even tell what the wheat cents are and I have no clue why someone put a 1967 dime in there that isn't anything.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-COINS-Indian-head-Pennies-1859-1865-1866-1888-nickel-wheat-sheaves-etc-/330837987943?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&nma=true&si=0%2FIy0gI1FgLNdmOBOIkg8r%2Bk%2FP4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

If I soak this 1866 IHC I better be careful with it, I lost the 1887. I took it off the cloth it was drying on, stuck it somewhere now I do not know where it is. Maybe it will turn up. I actually uploaded the dime by mistake since it had a think glob of gunk over the mintmark. I had to soak it in vinegar to see if there is a mintmark. It is currently in my roosie set. I found it roll searching.

 

Yeah, try acetone first and see how that IHC comes out, then go from there.

 

I actually planned on tossing it in distilled water first and soaking it for a while. I can first try a toothpick on the affected areas see if it comes off. I think Verdi-care would be an option. I should get some. First, I have to find out what is all over that coin. I don't think I will be able to tell by that picture. I couldn't even make the coin out in that picture but when I added brightness and contrast I could see the full "LIBERTY" and banner along with a diamond, it might have potential. I don't know what is up with 1967 dime, why it is even there. It doesn't look proof, it will go in the coin machine.

 

I think it may have some potential. Careful removal of non-coin substances, and you just may have something.

 

That is if I don't lose it in the process like the 1887 nickel. I just got to remember to put these where they belong and not just lay them anywhere. They are small and easy to lose. I think that careful removal is key though, unlike that nickel with the VF/XF details which is all scratched up. Looks like they were removing PVC damage from it with a Brillo pad.

 

Yes, careful is the word and I do not think you will have problems. I also find it helpful to have an area for this wear I do all the cleaning steps, then things don't get lost.

 

God, I just love IHC!

 

If you use vinegar and baking soda you can make them really shine.

 

No vinegar teddy. Only use vinegar on coins that are so bad , they have no real numismatic value.

 

Actually the baking soda would neutrallize the vinegar and you would be using a solution of sodium acetate whick is kind of like salt.

 

But you need scrubbing bubbles.

 

You absolutely do get them as the baking soda neutralizes the acetic acid (vinegar) it makes carbon dioxide gas. Not sure what the cleaning action would be past the bubbling. Absolutely not harmful as far as I can see, but not particularly beneficial.

 

teddy, use acetone or xylene, please.

 

When I use them together, it makes old pennies shine a bright copper color.

 

xylene and acetone together!?

 

Now lonegun, I didn't read these 65 or so pages, so I'll just hasten to point out, for those of you who may not be familiar, both those solvents are not only highly-flammable, but toxic, if just inhaled, or, worse still, ingested. That understood, the difference between acetone and xylene is literally the difference between nail polish remover and paint stripper. As such, especially for xylene, you want to read and strictly-observe the directions on the can, before you even think of opening it. "Punchy as a painter" is no urban myth; that stuff can literally cause brain damage.

 

I concur.