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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToddB67, post: 2917850, member: 18134&quot;]Hello !&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I Live in SW Ohio and dug a Canadian 1 Cent 1966 Coin, as shown in the attached pictures, using my Teknetics Gamma 6000 metal detector in a public park.</p><p><br /></p><p>My usual habit when bringing home a pocket full of dug coins, jewelry and trash is to dump it all into a small plastic bucket with hot water and a squirt of liquid &quot;Dawn Platinum&quot; soap, let soak for a few days to loosen dirt and crud, then rinse with fresh warm water, brush each piece with a soft-bristle tooth brush, lay out on a paper towel to dry and then inspect. This is as far as I&#039;ve gone with cleaning the attached coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>An Internet website I just visited states that the minimum value is $0.03, due to the value of the metals in the alloy, i.e. 98% copper, 0.5% tin and 1.5% zinc.&nbsp; And a chart showed values for EF-40 = $0.04 and AU-50 = $0.05. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Conditions defined</b>: <span style="color: #b30000"> Extremely Fine</span> (EF-40) ─ Light wear on the design throughout, but all features are sharp and well defined. Traces of luster may show. <span style="color: #b30000">About uncirculated</span> (AU-50) ─ Traces of light wear on many of the high points. At least half of the mint luster is still present. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know my dug coin is nowhere near the above conditions; my point is to show that even at conditions EF-40 and AU-50 , the $ value is only a little above melt. So, I&#039;m not concerned about the value; I just want to improve the appearance for my Canadian coins collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I assume it would be OK to use&nbsp; the same&nbsp; methods and cleaning products as for circulated and dug Lincoln Memorial pre-1982 copper One Cent coins......what do you all suggest ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,[ATTACH=full]705867[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]705868[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]705867[/ATTACH] </p><p>ToddB67[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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