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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SirCharlie, post: 557696, member: 17255&quot;]<b><span style="color: navy">I don&#039;t think there is any doubt that I had to clean this coin.&nbsp; There is no sentimental value to this one, so....</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #000080">I made the mistake of trying to clean off 130 years worth of crud in a couple of days.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if it CAN even be removed. I got desperate enough to try some Oxi-Clean on it.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #000080">I started with a little bit of these...Hot water, WD-40, Pam, baking soda, a few drops of brasso, and a few drops of lemon. I even froze it and then dropped it in hot water, hoping that it might expand and chip off.&nbsp; Don&#039;t laugh, it&#039;s my first shot at this, ha!</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #000080">Anyway, it is pitted to the extent that I can&#039;t tell for sure what year it was, best guess is 1830??&nbsp; </span></b><b><span style="color: #000080">I was reall surprised that the LIBERTY is still as strong as it was with all of the pitting.&nbsp; Perhaps that type held Liberty well.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #000080">I have told myself for 30 years I would never clean a coin, but it is knowledge, and I&#039;m learing what to look for in coins. I don&#039;t think anybody knows it all, and we can all still learn.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #000080">Chuck</span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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