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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 87298, member: 4367&quot;]There is no really eloquent way of describing the 1886 Canadian Large Cent I happened upon a week or so ago. It came in the mail, I opened the envelope, I noticed the grungy old 2X2 flip and the cent which appeared to be &quot;stuck&quot; to the inside of the viewing window.&nbsp; After twisting it around some it did &quot;break free&quot; and begin to move inside this flip designed to hold a much larger coin.&nbsp; I tossed it in the backseat and forgot about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just got back from feeding and breaking ice (cows) and noticed the mail in the backseat of the jeep and figured I&#039;d better bring it into the house, albeit a week or 10 days after the fact (got some explaining to do, birthday card for wife from PaPa) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well this coin is in the envelope and it&#039;s now not just sticky but it&#039;s frozen. LOL with the consistency of old sticky coke.&nbsp; I took it into the house and removed it from the holder and proceeded to use my q-tip method with alcohol to remove the sticky flip gunk.&nbsp; It&#039;s in VF condition so I really didn&#039;t knock it down too much with an abrasive compound scrubbing method.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is did the old flips have a makeup which contributed to this stickiness or was the seller extremely careless or Have A Sinister Ulterior Motive?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Bone[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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