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<p>[QUOTE="GSDykes, post: 4029528, member: 73321"]About 5 years ago, "Desert Gem" (I think it was he), soaked some coins in a solution to test how long it took to remove or reduce some verdigris. Today (Jan. 27) I begin a test using 3 bronze (actually 4 counting the Fuel Injector Cleaning Fluid) cents, soaking one in:</p><p><br /></p><p>Virgin Olive oil</p><p><br /></p><p>another in</p><p>Mineral oil</p><p><br /></p><p>and another in</p><p>Distilled water</p><p><br /></p><p>On about Feb. 4, I will rephotograph them after about a 9 day soaking. I will finalize each with an acetone dip, then blow dry each, and then continue to see if the verdigris returns or??</p><p>Here are 3 of the 4 coins before, showing Rev. and Obv, each is a bronze cent. Doesn't that 1927 look bad! One has its date covered, but I think it is a 1970 or 1980.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1059066[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>to be continued, (OH, see below I am adding some more!!).</p><p>Gary in Washington[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GSDykes, post: 4029528, member: 73321"]About 5 years ago, "Desert Gem" (I think it was he), soaked some coins in a solution to test how long it took to remove or reduce some verdigris. Today (Jan. 27) I begin a test using 3 bronze (actually 4 counting the Fuel Injector Cleaning Fluid) cents, soaking one in: Virgin Olive oil another in Mineral oil and another in Distilled water On about Feb. 4, I will rephotograph them after about a 9 day soaking. I will finalize each with an acetone dip, then blow dry each, and then continue to see if the verdigris returns or?? Here are 3 of the 4 coins before, showing Rev. and Obv, each is a bronze cent. Doesn't that 1927 look bad! One has its date covered, but I think it is a 1970 or 1980. [ATTACH=full]1059066[/ATTACH] to be continued, (OH, see below I am adding some more!!). Gary in Washington[/QUOTE]
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