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<p>[QUOTE="SirCharlie, post: 555832, member: 17255"]<b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="3"><span style="color: navy">I know I've got to be in the wrong thread, but perhaps somebody will see this and can offer some suggestions and maybe help me. I've collected for over 30 years, but I never ever clean, dip, or nuttin' like that, but I have a copper Large Cent I'd like to identify. Should I just try soaking in warm water perhaps with a little olive oil mixed in it, and stir every once in a while for a few days, and perhaps try a soft toothbrush to get some of the stuff off of it? Any lemon juice? I am ignorant when it comes to cleaning coins because I just don't do it. </span></font></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="3"><span style="color: navy">I hate to, but it's no good to me if I can't identify it right?</span></font></font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SirCharlie, post: 555832, member: 17255"][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]I know I've got to be in the wrong thread, but perhaps somebody will see this and can offer some suggestions and maybe help me. I've collected for over 30 years, but I never ever clean, dip, or nuttin' like that, but I have a copper Large Cent I'd like to identify. Should I just try soaking in warm water perhaps with a little olive oil mixed in it, and stir every once in a while for a few days, and perhaps try a soft toothbrush to get some of the stuff off of it? Any lemon juice? I am ignorant when it comes to cleaning coins because I just don't do it. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]I hate to, but it's no good to me if I can't identify it right?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/QUOTE]
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