Does this 1999 D Georgia quarter have a clad error?

Elliott

Kliao

No just dirty

Hemispherical

Don’t clean coins.

Pure acetone.

Oldhoopster

@Hemispherical said:
Don’t clean coins.

Pure acetone.

I don't think acetone will do much. It looks like Environmental damage and the metal is affected.

@Elliott if you have a coin that you think may have value, @Hemispherical is right, don't clean it. It's very easy to mess it up and extremely difficult to do it right. In this case however, the coin is already damaged, so go ahead and learn something.

Acetone is good for removing organic material that's adhered to the surface, but it won't do anything to toning or or things that have reacted with the metal surfaces of the coin

Jimnight

Dirt and grime.

Elliott

What's the best way to go about cleaning coins without harming the value? This one should be a good coin for learning the cleaning procedure.

Oldhoopster

I wouldn't worry about harming the value. They made lots of state quarters and many were saved by the roll, so it will be decades (centuries?) before it's worth more than face value.

So go ahead and practice cleaning it. Worst case, if you really mess it up, you can always spend it.

Elliott

Thanks for the advice everyone. I do have acetone so I'll try and practice.

Elliott

Thank you