Is there a way to save this medal? (LARGE images)

Or is it doomed?


The value is purely sentimental (it was my grandmothers, my dad grew up in Washington county, etc.) and I am wondering if there is a way to make the green go away or at least halt its advance. 10 years living in a damp basement probably didn't help.
Thanks in advance!
-Amanda


The value is purely sentimental (it was my grandmothers, my dad grew up in Washington county, etc.) and I am wondering if there is a way to make the green go away or at least halt its advance. 10 years living in a damp basement probably didn't help.

Thanks in advance!
-Amanda

I'm a YN working on a type set!
My Buffalo Nickel Website Home of the Quirky Buffaloes Collection!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
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Next, I would soak in in olive oil for three months and see if that helped.
Both procedures are benign.
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<< <i>Do you have any idea what metal this is medal made from, plated base metal, solid etc. That might help the answers...some. >>
I have no idea. It's not silver or gold or copper. It might be brass.
I'll try acetone if I can.
-Amanda
I'm a YN working on a type set!
My Buffalo Nickel Website Home of the Quirky Buffaloes Collection!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
<< <i>I would first wash it throughly in acetone, dipping and swishing in several different baths. Be sure to do it in a WELL ventilated area.
Next, I would soak in in olive oil for three months and see if that helped.
Both procedures are benign. >>
Hi Amanda,
I concur with this. Let me throw in my method for all its worth, or how I would do it.
Get one of those little glass jars of baby pudding---eat the baby pudding
Good luck and Nice Medal
John, that idea sounds like a good one. I just wonder if it would fit in the baby jar. It's silver dollar sized.
How do I tell if it is laquered?
-Amanda
I'm a YN working on a type set!
My Buffalo Nickel Website Home of the Quirky Buffaloes Collection!
Proud member of the CUFYNA