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Found in Wheat back roll.

Found this in a roll of wheat backs this morning along with a 1859 Indian Head that is pretty beat up.

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hole fillers at least.

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  • Matt97932Matt97932 Posts: 245 ✭✭✭

    The first one that I have seen, that wasn't in a book.

  • FrazFraz Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat, that’s a war hound.

  • ConshyboyConshyboy Posts: 461 ✭✭✭✭

    Where you get the roll from

  • NulteNulte Posts: 131 ✭✭

    1858 flying eagle, nice find in a roll of wheat cents.

  • jfriedm56jfriedm56 Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow. Think how long that flying eagle spent in the ground.

  • Matt97932Matt97932 Posts: 245 ✭✭✭

    I bought the rolls off the internet. I'm not sure exactly,I believe this came from the ebay roll.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice, soak it in olive oil like they do for the crusted ancient coins - see what happens.

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  • Matt97932Matt97932 Posts: 245 ✭✭✭

    Really that will work and not hurt the coin?

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Matt97932 said:
    Really that will work and not hurt the coin?

    Supposedly helps but takes a long time - I never had the patience.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Matt97932Matt97932 Posts: 245 ✭✭✭

    Just regular olive oil and just leave it in there?

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's about it: (Remember to use this method ONLY on cruddy coins that have no real value anymore)
    " Put olive oil in a closed container, and then place your coins in the container. Change the oil once or twice a month. If you want to speed up the process, gently scrub the coin with a soft bristle toothbrush.
    Wait at least a week before you use the toothbrush. Place it back in the olive oil if it is still dirty.
    This is the slowest way to clean a coin. It may take months before you begin to see results."

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Steven59 said:

    @Matt97932 said:
    Really that will work and not hurt the coin?

    Supposedly helps but takes a long time - I never had the patience.

    It won't hurt the coin but it won't do anything about the oxidation. Just helps loosen dirt.

  • Matt97932Matt97932 Posts: 245 ✭✭✭

    So it will still look like it does?

  • Matt97932Matt97932 Posts: 245 ✭✭✭

    I thought that you wasn't supposed to clean coins?

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