Strong example of soaking a coin in oil.
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 JRoccoVeteran Member
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Joined: 08 Oct 2004
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I posted this thread on a couple of other coin boards and got such tremendous feedback I wanted to post it for my friends here.
I have always believed in letting a coin soak in mineral oil to help loosen heavy crud and in some cases corrosion. Understanding, of course, that any damage done to the surfaces by corrosion or verdigris will not be reversed. I put this One Penny Model, silver (1844) in oil a year ago and decided to take a look at her tonight. Well take a look. Pics taken with a better camera, but you can get the idea. This one will go back in the oil for a while longer to work a little more, but the difference already is amazing. Look at the die crack on this coin that was only partially evident before. All that has been done was rolling a Q-Tip soaked in oil over this one, and prodding a little with an oil soaked toothpick to loosed things up a little.
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 smedSenior Member
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Location: Zephyrhills Florida
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:02 pm |
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What a difference!
Be careful using a toothpick, even an oil soaked one, especially on an UNC or proof. It can cause hairlines.
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