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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 117975, member: 1242"]<span style="color: Red"><b>Please disregard the message below.....Frank</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Doug,</p><p><br /></p><p>Almost all of the Coin Dealers I know, use it and recommend it! I did not make the distinction between valuable and run of the meal coins but should have! I use Virgin Olive Oil on many highly circulated, dirty and corroded Large Cents, Indian Cents and Lincoln Cents and have never had a problem with them! Have you ever purchased any of the above coins from a Coin Dealer and it/they looked as if moisture got between the coin and the clear Mylar? If so, then more than likely, the coin had been soaked in and cleaned with Olive Oil! I don't know if there is a difference between regular Olive Oil and Virgin Olive Oil but the latter is what the Coin Dealers recommended to me!</p><p><br /></p><p>Also with the use of Olive Oil, a green Rose thorn can be used to remove dirt, grime and even some light Virdigris from copper type coins and the Rose thorn will not harm the coin! However...do not use a Rose thorn on Gold and Silver coins no matter how bad they may look!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 117975, member: 1242"][COLOR="Red"][B]Please disregard the message below.....Frank[/B][/COLOR] Doug, Almost all of the Coin Dealers I know, use it and recommend it! I did not make the distinction between valuable and run of the meal coins but should have! I use Virgin Olive Oil on many highly circulated, dirty and corroded Large Cents, Indian Cents and Lincoln Cents and have never had a problem with them! Have you ever purchased any of the above coins from a Coin Dealer and it/they looked as if moisture got between the coin and the clear Mylar? If so, then more than likely, the coin had been soaked in and cleaned with Olive Oil! I don't know if there is a difference between regular Olive Oil and Virgin Olive Oil but the latter is what the Coin Dealers recommended to me! Also with the use of Olive Oil, a green Rose thorn can be used to remove dirt, grime and even some light Virdigris from copper type coins and the Rose thorn will not harm the coin! However...do not use a Rose thorn on Gold and Silver coins no matter how bad they may look! Frank[/QUOTE]
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