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<p>[QUOTE="sixsix, post: 674301, member: 20180"]<font face="Arial">This "one sided" Ike Bicent. has the obv looking like it was ground down or eaten away. It is mostly flat but initials and moon's craters still show, looks like hard scraping and some scratch marks going in all directions.</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Reverse is completely blank and smooth as a baby's ___, but there are 2 spots which look like delamination ( hard to see in photo ).</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">The edge is completely intact and very well defined - just as good as a normal, high grade Ike.</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">The rev also has the usual ( ? ) silver toning, but also has "Green Slime". How can I remove the green while not disturbing the patina? This a "test" coin.</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">I ask because I have 2-3 other silver coins that were stored in PVC flips for over 30 years and all have Green on them - <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> - fairly minor… but… I had no idea back then.</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Thanks, Mike</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sixsix, post: 674301, member: 20180"][FONT=Arial]This "one sided" Ike Bicent. has the obv looking like it was ground down or eaten away. It is mostly flat but initials and moon's craters still show, looks like hard scraping and some scratch marks going in all directions.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Reverse is completely blank and smooth as a baby's ___, but there are 2 spots which look like delamination ( hard to see in photo ).[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The edge is completely intact and very well defined - just as good as a normal, high grade Ike.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The rev also has the usual ( ? ) silver toning, but also has "Green Slime". How can I remove the green while not disturbing the patina? This a "test" coin.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I ask because I have 2-3 other silver coins that were stored in PVC flips for over 30 years and all have Green on them - :mad: - fairly minor… but… I had no idea back then.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Thanks, Mike[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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