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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 7752226, member: 8033&quot;]First off I&#039;m claiming the &quot;I was a little kid&quot; defense because it&#039;s true.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was 6 I wanted the coin collector kit from the old Sears Wish Book for Christmas. Santa came through.</p><p>Little did my parents know my &quot;phase&quot; would never end.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this kit came a nice polish for cleaning your coins. I used it. On an 1851 large cent. Hey I was just a little kid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some 50+ years later I still have that coin. It looks great if it were a piece of fresh salmon that is. Not so great for a 170 year old copper coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the WORST thing I ever did to a coin I did with full knowledge of the harmful effects.</p><p>It was when I worked at the coin shop. We bought a smattering of coins from some guy including some Morgans.</p><p>One was heavily encrusted with some green stuff. Couldn&#039;t even see the date but could make out the CC on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started off easy. An acetone soak which did nothing. My methods became more and more radical until it came to (GASP!) a brillo pad.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I finally revealed the date. Don&#039;t remember what it was but it was common as CCs go.</p><p><br /></p><p>We sold it on ebay with a large picture and description of the sheer hell I had put that coin through. Got about $60 for it too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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