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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 2277183, member: 33176&quot;]On one of the posts about unattractive coins or something like that, I noticed the Special Olympics Dollar...that has to be one of the worst portraits put on a coin.&nbsp; I said to myself, &quot;Self you should get one of those&quot;, so I went on e-bay and one was closing in a short time, so I grabbed it.&nbsp; Of course I didn&#039;t look at the pictures as closely as I should and here is what I ended up with (seller&#039;s photo):[ATTACH=full]454566[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That schmutz at the bottom was on the coin!!!&nbsp; Well, after receiving it, I decided I would try cleaning it.&nbsp; I washed my hands well and removed the coin from the plastic.&nbsp; I ran tap water till it was hot and held the coin under the water for several seconds.&nbsp; I then used a dropper to deposit a few drops of EZest dip on the wet coin.&nbsp; I could see the haze lift immediately.&nbsp; I rinsed the coin in hot running water for several seconds and then poured distilled (actually deionized) water over the coin to rinse it.&nbsp; I laid it on a soft towel and pressed part of the towel onto the top.&nbsp; Let it dry and popped it back into the plastic and:[ATTACH=full]454567[/ATTACH]</p><p>By George, I think it worked![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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