Crusty coin lovers: "A penny for your thoughts." Four photos with three questions for two

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• mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭

  October 27, 2005 2:00AM

  1848: Would be nice to get rid of some of the green stuff. I'll go vf30
  
  1857: VF20. Doesn't need a bath as much as the above.

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• LastExitInNY Posts: 600 ✭

  October 27, 2005 2:18AM

  Will olive oil hurt in any way at all to remove that?

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• carl Posts: 2,054 ✭

  October 27, 2005 2:30AM

  Strange that's the first time I think I've ever heard anyone mention Olive Oil for a cleaning agent. Actually that might work for the greenish stuff on coppercoins. You've inspired my interest. I'll have to try it myself too. Actually might work without any damage to the coin itself. Since the greenish stuff is CuSO3 or 4 and is a crystaline form it may just fall off the coin although this type of sulfite or sufate is known to be a clinger to the original surface. I'll try corroding a copper coin with battery acid (old ones use Sulfuric Acid) which should react with the copper to form the greenish crude and then try olive and other oils to see how effective it turns out.
  I actually like the 1848 cent and wouldn't play with it to much but the olive oil couldn't do much so that would be worth a try. I'm not a good grader of coins but I still think that one is in the extreamly fine catagory and would look great if a little less crud. The flying eagle looks pretty worn so probably a Very Good catagory so try any oils you have and let us all know the results.

  Carl

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• CarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭

  October 27, 2005 2:37AM

  Olive oil was recommended by several copper guys before, including dorkkarl (remember him?). I had a copper token that went through the wash and I was worried about it. Following advice I soaked it in Olive Oil for a month and it seems just fine. That was maybe 1/2 to a year ago.
  
  

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• calgolddiver Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 27, 2005 2:43AM

  Carl -
  
  I like the olive oil idea. I have not tried that and also have some old copper with green gunk that i would like to remove. Perhaps I will join you in the experiment.
  
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• 291fifth Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 27, 2005 2:49AM

  I would grade the large cent VF details, net VG due to the probable corrosion. I wouldn't fool with it but would sell it as is and as quickly as possible.
  
  The Flying Eagle cent I would grade F15. It seems to be a nice coin for the grade.

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• lordmarcovan Posts: 43,885 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 27, 2005 7:23AM

  Large cent:

  Q1- yeahQ2- VF20Q3- maybe

  Flyin' Eagle:

  Q1-yesQ2-F15Q3-maybe, but looks OK as-is

  
  
  

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• relayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

  October 27, 2005 7:42AM

  
  I wish I knew about the olive oil. I've some some green cents on eBay for some pretty cheap prices

  
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