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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,270 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Crack it

    I would try an acetone soak. That's doable. If you can afford it, then send it in to be conserved and holdered. Peace

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,842 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Leave it alone

    @Insider2 said:

    @BillJones said:
    If you are that concerned about it, I would sell it and look for another one. Once the conservation people get done with it, many collectors won’t want it as a bright white piece.

    I know I won’t, but I have zero interest in the die varieties of this token. I only want one for its historical significance.

    Proper conservation will NOT REMOVE the toning, just the green scum.

    When you fiddle with, you will have white spots wherever you remove what you don’t like. Sell and be done with it if you don’t like it the way bit looks now.

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