Is there hope for this coin? 1999 wide am.

blaircountycoin

I have in hand the coin shown in the photos. I only paid 15 for it. Will an over nite swim in the acetone help. I appreciate any and all help as you have been in the past. Thank you!

DCW

It's toast.
Of course, nothing will further harm the coin at this point, so soak it and hope that the white stuff on the obverse is glue.
I'm not entirely convinced this is a WIDE AM, by the way. Could just be the uncropped, blurry photos though
Good luck

blaircountycoin

Thanks for the feedback. Must be the photos, 100% wide AM. Have had quite a few of them.

PROMETHIUS88

Poor Abe looks like the Elphant Man

johnny9434

spend it

Greenstang

It is 100% a 1999 WAM. Soaking it in acetone might help get rid of
the white stuff whatever it is , it certainly can't hurt it.

coinbuf

@Greenstang said:
It is 100% a 1999 WAM. Soaking it in acetone might help get rid of
the white stuff whatever it is , it certainly can't hurt it.

I cannot tell if it is a WAM or not from these photos, but I am also wondering if that white stuff is the zinc core showing through. If so it could in fact possibly hurt the coin.

ifthevamzarockin

Zinc cents don't clean well.

You could try warm water and dish soap, if that doesn't do anything try acetone.
If neither of those help you are out of luck.

JBK

I wonder if someday someone will start replating zinc cents the way they did with WWII steel cents. 🤔

jmlanzaf

@JBK said:
I wonder if someday someone will start replating zinc cents the way they did with WWII steel cents. 🤔

Won't work very well. The zinc core corrodes faster so you'll end up with a copper coated beach scene.

MsMorrisine

waste of acetone and effort

heavy corrosion

best you can do is seal it tight in a 2x2

rte592

$15 or 15 cents?
How many PM's did you get from members to buy coins?

Tape in on the outside of your change jar as a reminder that your time and money could both be better spent.

GRANDAM

The only "DIP" that can help that coin is in a "Wishing Well"

DCW

@GRANDAM said:
The only "DIP" that can help that coin is in a "Wishing Well"

I suspect that is where it was found.

TwoSides2aCoin

Faith , hope , charity. I lost the first two after viewing. You paid fifteen? That’s charity. Greatest of the three. Although, it is the toughest of the 3 (‘’98, ‘99, ‘00 ). There is that.

blaircountycoin

Thanks for the advice. I soaked them in acetone. Before and after pics.

ifthevamzarockin

An improvement for sure.

Still a problem coin.

blaircountycoin

Thanks! Still cheap. Somebody can use this to fill a hole. I already have one in AU.

DCW

Looks a lot better. But still a hard sell in that condition I would imagine.
At least you're only in it at 1500× face.

Old_Collector

@DCW said:
Looks a lot better. But still a hard sell in that condition I would imagine.
At least you're only in it at 1500× face.

Perhaps an EBay auction under a new user name, price starting at $500.00?