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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hommer, post: 2586038, member: 73266&quot;]Out of pure boredom, I decided about a year ago to try my patience at an uncleaned ancient lot. Not a big lot, but one I thought would be fun to &quot;discover&quot; what lies within.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best I remember, I have 20 bucks, including the shipping, invested in 21 coins. When I got them in and opened the bag, they resembled a bunch of slugs. No evident details whatsoever. I took pictures with my phone several times, but that device is no longer with us, so all I have is what they look like today.</p><p><br /></p><p>I kind of read up a little on how to clean them, not much, I&#039;m a man, it&#039;s not manly to ask for directions until after you&#039;re ashamed. I soaked them in water for a month, all I got was stained water. I bought a very fine bristled brass brush and brushed on them a little, turned my hands black. Was at my mom&#039;s one day, and in her trash can, I spied a half a bottle of olive oil, being the recycling type, I got it. I&#039;m quite sure it was my idea to try it, though I could have read it somewhere, doubtful. Anyway I soaked them in it for 4 months, I got busy doing something else. I took them out brushed them a little and to my amazement, I could almost see details on a couple.</p><p><br /></p><p>I put them all back in the container with a fresh batch of olive oil, well fresh from the recycled bottle, sealed them back up and let them soak some more. The note I left on the container, says 8/13/16.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tonight it took a couple out to check on them. Woo hoo, I see something. It may take another year but this is beginning to get fun.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two I took out and brushed off tonight.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]562248[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]562249[/ATTACH]</p><p>This one has been the biggest surprise, it literally looked like a large peanut M&amp;M when I got it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]562252[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]562251[/ATTACH]</p><p>I put them back in the tub and put today&#039;s date on the note. Back on the shelf for another 3 or 4 months. Can anyone make out the bottom coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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