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Your coin was immersed in acid or other corrosive liquid for an extended period. The perfect centering, abnormally thin design rim, abnormally thin letters, and uniformly blurred design are characteristic of such mischief.
thats hard to beleive that over 42% of the coin was eaten away with acid/chemicals and still retain an over all even characteristics in the penny pictures
i would think the coins pattern would be uneven or at least the letters would be totally gone
Well I sorta thought that too, especially after looking at pictures of "acid bathed" coins VS. "foreign planchet" versions. But what do I know?
Originally posted by snowman
thats hard to beleive that over 42% of the coin was eaten away with acid/chemicals and still retain an over all even characteristics in the penny pictures
i would think the coins pattern would be uneven or at least the letters would be totally gone
No, not gonna chuck it out the window just yet. I've hit the "it can't be THAT because you're not one of us" wall too many times to crawl away from the first paternal look-down-the-nose I encounter. Besides, the examples of acid-bathed coins I've seen online all look like sand castles just after high tide, whereas this thing is clean, smooth and uniform with a sharp rim. Doesn't fit.
Things to consider: What kind of acid bath, How strong, How Long or was it vinegar and salt with a wall converter clamped onto the coin to clean it from being in the ground. You can always send it to a grading company for their analysis. Just a thought to help you out.
If I have over 50 I usually just boil them. Work's fine if you have ceramic coated collender and put baking soda in the boiling water after about 15-20 minutes. The baking soda will bring the crud to the top.
huh?...ill have to try that. It doesnt do anything to the finish does it?. I know home remedy is to use ketchup on copper pans but I used it on a coin and it take the natural color right out.
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