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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 1436424, member: 24754&quot;]This is the coin that you are referring to. This appearance is not obtained using rubbing, buffing, or polishing methods (nothing good could come of polishing a copper coin). This coin is authentic, and is in great condition (in terms of ware), but the color is totally artificial. It was done utilizing chemical processes. This is my understanding anyway, somebody else may know better and can chime in on the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]176149.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I have this flying eagle cent, which has a few green spots on it. I&#039;d&nbsp; like to try to remove them, but I don&#039;t want to mess with it until I&nbsp; feel comfortable with what I am doing. I&#039;ve been experimenting with circulated pennies that have similar spots. Acetone was recommended, and I tried that, but it doesn&#039;t seem to do much good. A method that I have recently tried is showing a bit more promise. It involves taking a plastic shafted Q-tip and cutting the shaft off at an angle so that a sharp plastic point is created. I put the penny under a stereomicroscope, and then use the plastic point to basically pick the green gunk off of the coin surface. Haven&#039;t yet felt comfortable enough to try it on the eagle cent though.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]176150.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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