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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jfp7375, post: 8348996, member: 138789&quot;]Hi Folks, </p><p><br /></p><p>I know uncleaned lots are not often recommended on here, but I bought a cheap lot for fun. A couple of the coins cleaned up nicely, a couple are clearly junk, but these ones I&#039;m a little stumped on. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of these confusing coins show detail, but it is obscured/smoothed over. What I can&#039;t tell is if more soaking/cleaning will reveal more, or if these are just slicked and I&#039;m down to the bronze already. The coins are very thin already which makes me skeptical that there is any significant encrustation left on them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Below are 5 of these coins along with a cleaned coin (boxed in blue) for comparison. The one boxed in red is the uncleaned one that shows the most promise - you can faintly see the bust and the legend&#039;s outline on the obverse, and the faint image of a person + legend on the reverse (shown here). The one in the top left is no more than 1mm thick, pretty sure it is slick, so I scratched it gently with a dental pick and sure enough it exposed metal right away. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/WiJgtOS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a shot comparing the thickness (or thinness, rather) of the 2 boxed coins - uncleaned coin on the right.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the picture does it justice - the uncleaned coin is definitely a bit thinner as is. </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/D8C58RX.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Just curious if these coins are a lost cause? I am familiar with all of the various cleaning options from guides and videos online, but few talk about how to judge when your coin is a slick or when to give up on them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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