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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 3010290, member: 15588&quot;]I recently acquired this 1794 Large Cent which, yes, has been cleaned, compromised and has probably been through some historic trials and tribulations, but it&#039;s still my only 18th century US coin, so I&#039;d like to treat it well. So...</p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1794Obv.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/1794Rev.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>...in hand I don&#039;t see anything suspicious, but upon magnification with a loupe I see a few spots on the reverse which have little green spinach-colored flakes in them. They are quite small and require decent magnification to see.</p><p><br /></p><p>In case it doesn&#039;t show up well in the photos taken with a USB scope, the green spot is at the bottom of the &quot;O&quot; and a small line exists at the bottom of the &quot;E&quot; in cent:</p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/Verdigris04.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>In this one a greenish blob appears at the bottom of the &quot;A.&quot;</p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/Verdigris05.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>So, is this verdigris? Is it possible to tell from the photos?</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is, should I use something like Verdi-care on it? Or is it so slight as to not be a problem? Or will it become a problem if I do nothing?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a verdigris newbie and I&#039;m excessively paranoid to do anything to this coin without guidance from someone more experienced. I have heard that one should pretty much use nothing except for Verdi-care on such growths.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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