1850 Lg cent

Raybo

I'm starting to image some of my raw stuff so I might get to be a pain in the ..........

What do you folks think, can it be saved?




Thanks in advance,
Ray

Barndog

ouch...I think no is the answer.

Mercury10c

Maybe. Not sure what caused the streaks on the obverse, but acetone might help the reverse.
Doesn't look like it's eaten into the metal yet. What a shame, that is a sweet piece of copper.

Walkerguy21D

Not sure about 'saved', but here is what I think - the coin has probably been lacquered, so I would start by using acetone to remove that. May take a couple of treatments. Then I would treat the green verdigris on the reverse with Blue Ribbon or mineral spirits. It won't eliminate them, but may reduce them, and prevent further growth or spreading.
Good luck either way.

Raybo

<< <i>Maybe. Not sure what caused the streaks on the obverse, but acetone might help the reverse.
Doesn't look like it's eaten into the metal yet. What a shame, that is a sweet piece of copper. >>



Obverse is no problem, in fact it almost looks proof like (my lighting might have something to do with the way the obverse appears), but it looks like someone sneezed on the reverse many-a-moon ago.

Ray

Raybo

<< <i>Not sure about 'saved', but here is what I think - the coin has probably been lacquered, so I would start by using acetone to remove that. May take a couple of treatments. Then I would treat the green verdigris on the reverse with Blue Ribbon or mineral spirits. It won't eliminate them, but may reduce them, and prevent further growth or spreading.
Good luck either way. >>



It has not been lacquered, surfaces are 100% clean 'cept for the carbon.

Ray