Wow, nice detail on that 98! I have used the hot virgin olive oil in a frying pan followed by a quick dip in a glass of ice water to clean up old dug coppers- just learned about it this year. Has worked well for me on coins I have dug, and you don't have to wait months to see the results. Here's a post showing the before and after of an 1852 cent I found this year:
<< <i>Wow, nice detail on that 98! I have used the hot virgin olive oil in a frying pan followed by a quick dip in a glass of ice water to clean up old dug coppers- just learned about it this year. Has worked well for me on coins I have dug, and you don't have to wait months to see the results. Here's a post showing the before and after of an 1852 cent I found this year:
I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.
yeah ketchup will work but it leaves the coin really dull, there may be something out there that works better.
I keep a census on Hawaii Error notes, Radars, Repeaters, Hawaii Stars (all denominations), Low serials, 6 of a kind, 7 of a kind, Canceled notes, AC blocks, ZB blocks, FC blocks, Uncut sheets and Late plates. If you have any information you would like to share please PM me. Thanks.
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1852 large cent found
<< <i>Wow, nice detail on that 98! I have used the hot virgin olive oil in a frying pan followed by a quick dip in a glass of ice water to clean up old dug coppers- just learned about it this year. Has worked well for me on coins I have dug, and you don't have to wait months to see the results. Here's a post showing the before and after of an 1852 cent I found this year:
1852 large cent found >>
Fried copper... Good eatin'!
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I can't view Photobucket pix on this server, but I'll try to have a peek from home, later.
There are other things I would use before ketchup, but I have tried it before.