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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 716065, member: 15445"]<b>Have you tried washing it with water?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Hello Matthew,</font></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">The surface of the coin appears to have a plethora of scratches so I suspect it has already been scrubbed. Therefore, you are probably not going to hurt anything if you do a little more spot cleaning. Consider leaving it alone & sell it. You can then upgrade to one with a good surface.</font></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">In the old days, people would clean spots on silver with some baking soda in a paste gently rubbed on the coin's surface with a Q-Tip. This will probably turn those brown spots into bright silver spots.</font></span></p><p> </p><p>If you think it is rust, then check it with a magnet. Real silver dollars do not rust.:smile</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Very best regards,</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 716065, member: 15445"][b]Have you tried washing it with water?[/b] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Hello Matthew,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]The surface of the coin appears to have a plethora of scratches so I suspect it has already been scrubbed. Therefore, you are probably not going to hurt anything if you do a little more spot cleaning. Consider leaving it alone & sell it. You can then upgrade to one with a good surface.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]In the old days, people would clean spots on silver with some baking soda in a paste gently rubbed on the coin's surface with a Q-Tip. This will probably turn those brown spots into bright silver spots.[/FONT][/COLOR] If you think it is rust, then check it with a magnet. Real silver dollars do not rust.:smile [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Very best regards,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]collect89[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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