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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 4947404, member: 77413&quot;]The last time I posted, I filled one of the two remaining holes in my type coin album.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, I have filled one of the two remaining holes in my set of Lincolns.</p><p><br /></p><p>This 1914-D was advertised on eBay as <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1914-D-Lincoln-Cent-Wheat-Penny-Choice-AU-Details-Key-Date-Denver-Issue/353222292123?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1914-D-Lincoln-Cent-Wheat-Penny-Choice-AU-Details-Key-Date-Denver-Issue/353222292123?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649" rel="nofollow">1914-D Lincoln Cent Wheat Penny, Choice AU Details, Key Date Denver Issue</a>. This was from a well-known, and often criticized, large eBay seller. Their pictures, as usual, were contrasty and grainy.</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1189153[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I could see a nice coin there, and the bidding stayed low (in spite of 57 bids). I got this for about XF40 money, and my eBay Bucks knocked it down another $27. When I got it my hopes were confirmed. The coin was dirty but had a lot of luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>I set to work with rinses of distilled water, then acetone, then xylene. Then I put about 5-6 drops of VerdiCare on the front, and very, very, very gently caressed the surface with a saturated cotton swab. I repeated a couple of times and then did the same on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189151[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what it looked like on arrival.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189154[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the coin now. I tried to stop before taking it <i>too </i>far.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189459[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the full resolution still photos.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189460[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1189461[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I added this picture to show it in its new home, along with its new friends. I know opinions vary about color, but my opinion is: if I ever need a jolt of happiness, I can just look at this page.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189510[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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