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1907 very crusty penny how to or should I clean?

JJHulinJJHulin Posts: 82
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I was looking through a very old penny album and ran across this very crusty penny. I am pretty sure it is an 1907 Indian Head.
Very thin on one end though.
I think I heard to never dip copper in acetone. Correct?
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    frankly, it doesn't matter what you do to that thing. It's the most common date indian cent, and it's beyond hope.

    you want to practice, try an olive oil soak or electrolysis.

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  • JJHulinJJHulin Posts: 82
    That was really my intentions. I have never really had a coin this dirty before and I have very little experience with copper.
  • CratylusCratylus Posts: 871 ✭
    CLR, Steel Wool, and Elbow Grease might actually IMPROVE that coin! LOL!
  • robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Soak it in blue ribbon...
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  • rld14rld14 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭
    What you're seeing is advanced corrosion I'm afraid. The coin is beyond saving, so I suppose it won't hurt it to practice on it.
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  • dsessomdsessom Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ouch. That poor IHC has seen better days! LOL
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  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500 ✭
    many people dip copper in acetone


    some people feel long term soaks are bad (weeks)


    what are your hopes? remove the green flakes?
    soak in olive oil, and then try picking with a rose thorn


    and when all done, give to a budding young numistmatist or release back into circulation
  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My god, Jim, it's dead.

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  • JJHulinJJHulin Posts: 82
    All great advice as usual!

    I think I will try the olive oil then maybe an acetone dip and see what it does.

    I absolutely will give it to a young one. They think anything 30 years old is ancient. They will flip for something 100+ years old.
    I remember I loved it when my grand father used to hand me silver dollars from the 1800s.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some coins are just beyond help... this is one. Cheers, RickO
  • joecopperjoecopper Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭
    A choice practice piece
  • 1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,427 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think this coin is beyond help. If it was a valuable coin, some on here have suggested trying olive oil or mineral oil soak and loosening up the crud with a rose thorn which I tend to agree with. Otherwise avoid cleaning your coins.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,823 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd carry it as a pocket piece to gradually wear off the corrosion but as others have pointed out, it's ruined and worthless.

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  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭


    << <i>A choice practice piece >>



    I don't think it is of much use even for that.
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  • demodiggerdemodigger Posts: 1,012 ✭
    put some hydrogen peroxide in a plastic container and heat in microwave. place coin in hot hp and let it soak until it stops fizzing. remove coin and clean with soft toothbrush
  • magikbillymagikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭


    << <i>My god, Jim, it's dead. >>



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  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...you didn't just crack that out, did youimage






































































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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,458 ✭✭✭✭✭
    File it to the correct diameter and hide it in the middle of a roll of pennies, then deposit. image
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • ColonialCoinUnionColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭


    << <i>File it to the correct diameter and hide it in the middle of a roll of pennies, then deposit. image >>



    This is the best suggestion so far.
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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>File it to the correct diameter and hide it in the middle of a roll of pennies, then deposit. image >>



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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,823 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd like to see the PCGS coin sniffer used on that coin but it might break the machine.image

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