ms70 will make the carbon doodies disappear, but may change the color big time, I speak from past experiments.
Don't let the coins faults bring ya down, NCS might be able to fix, or even the olive soak may bring out its merits. For 100 bucks I think you did ok, so long as its just for your personal collection. If you want a better fit for your dansco, you can always replace it down the road.
In my opinion you did not get something with no value. Even impaired with carbon spots it is a 1936 proof cent. There were less than 6,000 minted and many of them no longer exist. It is a hole filler in an album of raw proof Lincolns and I bet that you could probably sell it for what you have in it to someone who wants a 1936 proof cent bad enough to take an example with carbon spots.
Who knows, maybe olive oil or a trip to NCS could help.
If not, well look at it from the point of view that the $100.00 you spent could have easily been spent on dinner for two at a nice restaurant, movies for a family of 4-5 on a Friday night, two tickets to a concert or sporting event, or gasoline for a week. Spending the money on any of the above would leave you with nothing tangible (only memories). Instead, you have a coin (1936 proof cent) which many people collectors would like to own, but do not.
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Will the olive oil do much for those spots?
You are right - keep it and bite the bullet. Or just eat the worthless copper.
I feel sorry for you.
Don't let the coins faults bring ya down, NCS might be able to fix, or even the olive soak may bring out
its merits. For 100 bucks I think you did ok, so long as its just for your personal collection. If you want a
better fit for your dansco, you can always replace it down the road.
Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
Who knows, maybe olive oil or a trip to NCS could help.
If not, well look at it from the point of view that the $100.00 you spent could have easily been spent on dinner for two at a nice restaurant, movies for a family of 4-5 on a Friday night, two tickets to a concert or sporting event, or gasoline for a week. Spending the money on any of the above would leave you with nothing tangible (only memories). Instead, you have a coin (1936 proof cent) which many people collectors would like to own, but do not.
However, this coin looks much worse than a PR63, as the coin, if submitted to PCGS, would probably get a PR60 (worth $30 to $40 perhaps) or a bodybag.
Might be worth a shot.
The name is LEE!