1972 DDO-003 Found CRH! :D

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CRH4LIFE
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  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    As Timbuk3 would say,

    Sweet!!! B)

  • Insider2
    Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Do not rub it with anything. You probably don't have the "right" chemicals to conserve it so for now put it in some olive oil. Remember, do not rub it. After the olive oil turns green. Soak it again in a fresh batch. This should take a while. Lot's of the corrosion should come off using this archaic method. Then we are going to swish it around in soapy water and dry with acetone and a hair dryer. Don't rush this.

    It's not worth paying for conservation, as it could be fixed much quicker. :)

  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep..it's the 1972 DDO-003.

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Does it have to be olive oil or will any kind of salad dressing work? :o

  • Insider2
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    I'd use virgin olive oil. Be careful. I've heard that when the copper starts to dissolve in the oil it becomes poison. Keep out of reach of children and pets and wash your hands. Perhaps a chemist can comment.

    This is going to take a while so be patient. The coin is really bad.

  • CoinCrazyPA
    CoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭
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    Congrats on the find.

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  • divecchia
    divecchia Posts: 6,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congrats on the find. :+1::+1:

    Donato

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  • renman95
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    @Insider2 said:
    I'd use virgin olive oil. Be careful. I've heard that when the copper starts to dissolve in the oil it becomes poison. Keep out of reach of children and pets and wash your hands. Perhaps a chemist can comment.

    This is going to take a while so be patient. The coin is really bad.

    How long is a while? Week? Month? Year?

  • ECHOES
    ECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice find! :#

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  • CRH4LIFE
    CRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for all the comment's everyone! And advice, I will not be giving it a go on any conservation attempts in the near future for some tjme. As I am not familiar with the process or comfortable enough yet to proceed!

  • JBK
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    @renman95 said:

    @Insider2 said:
    I'd use virgin olive oil. Be careful. I've heard that when the copper starts to dissolve in the oil it becomes poison. Keep out of reach of children and pets and wash your hands. Perhaps a chemist can comment.

    This is going to take a while so be patient. The coin is really bad.

    How long is a while? Week? Month? Year?

    I believe it is months.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It is months... Use EVOO and change it after two weeks....continue for at least three months and assess. Then, if it appears the corrosion is removed, do as @Insider2 recommended....If after the rinse process there is still corrosion, start again. Cheers, RickO

  • JBK
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    And feel free to experiment on a more common coin. I think I will try that myself.

  • Insider2
    Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @renman95 said:

    @Insider2 said:
    I'd use virgin olive oil. Be careful. I've heard that when the copper starts to dissolve in the oil it becomes poison. Keep out of reach of children and pets and wash your hands. Perhaps a chemist can comment.

    This is going to take a while so be patient. The coin is really bad.

    How long is a while? Week? Month? Year?

    The coin will tell you. If you want it fast, get it conserved. What I have posted for you is "old school" BUT you cannot hurt the coin as long as you don't rub it or dry it improperly.

    Some of that stuff will dissolve quickly. Some will take lots more time. Here is the thing, what you will be doing will improve the eye appeal and help save the coin from further deterioration. If it was worth the money, It could be conserved more quickly. If it was a very valuable coin, a "coin doctor" would strip it down completely. The problem is, some of that corrosion has pitted the surface, so without "trickery" it can never be made to look "perfect again."

    After a VERY LONG soak, at least three changes of oil until the oil remains "yellow" we'll go to the next step. There are products like "Coin Care" and "MS-70" that everyone who cleans coins should have and learn when to use. Unfortunately, the average collector does not have the experience or tools (chemicals, stereo microscope, fluorescent light, compressed air. deionized water, ultrasonic cleaner, etc.) to do the job faster and usually better.

    As for professional conservation, that coin would take so long (financial loss) to conserve properly that most places would probably not take your $30 or whatever and return the coin. :(

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,072 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    nice find

  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cool find! Too bad about the corrosion though. This is one of those that would be major if not for DDO#1 existing.

    Collector, occasional seller

  • Timbuk3
    Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yup, "sweet", congratulations !!! :)

    Timbuk3
  • Connecticoin
    Connecticoin Posts: 13,278 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That coin might benefit from some Verdi-Care.

    *For Sale on Ebay*
  • Twobitcollector
    Twobitcollector Posts: 4,755 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well done,it's great to find in the wild.

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  • CRH4LIFE
    CRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭
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    Thank's guy's for sure a good time finding these!

  • CRH4LIFE
    CRH4LIFE Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭
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    @JBK said:
    And feel free to experiment on a more common coin. I think I will try that myself.

    Good looking there!

  • mannie gray
    mannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice find....a shame it's all fudzed up.
    Try the olive oil. It may work.
    I found a die #8 several months ago.
    It;s a great feeling to find one, even if they're not worth much.
    :)

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