1914s

[Guest]

Just picked this up in a bag of wheat cents. It would look pretty good without the crud. Should i try to remove any of the dirt, or should i just leave it alone.
Thanks for looking
Mike

[kloccwork419]

Try some goo gone.

[1sgret]

Nice Find! Just remember do not wipe or rub the surface after you let it soak in "Goo Gone". Just rinse it and pat it dry on a soft towel. I would let it soak for awhile too see how much you can loosen up.

[Brad]

Looks corroded to me...too late to be completely saved.

[JeanK]

It might be corroded Duckhawk, but you found it and it is yours!
If you aren't too terribly worried about the final outcome you can always try a wooden toothpick or rose thorn for cleaning the small areas. Goo Gone works great. (I think we might have to buy stock in that company now that someone let the cat out of the bag that mustbebob said he uses it, too.)
Like Brad said, it might be too late to save it from total destruction, because once the corrosion gets into the metal it likely will never go away.
JeanK

[CCC]

Go ahead and clean it with goo gone. The value won't change between what it look's like now vs. the way it might look afterwards. The only difference is the goo gone will leave discoloration where the heavy corrosion is(or was). Good luck and let us know what you did.

[1gtsfan]

if you soak it in goo gone, and then send it in for grading, does it come back as "cleaned"?

[Duckhawk]

The goo gone removed most of the crud, but as Brad said, there is some corrosion.
It still fills a hole for now.
Thanks for the help.
Mike

[RWBILLER]

GOO GONE DOES WORK _ I tried IT after JeanK told me about it - it wont take out stains - if you have corrosion, it will be Clean corrosion!
Thanks
Roger

[CCC]

if you soak it in goo gone, and then send it in for grading, does it come back as "cleaned"?

Probably Joe. I haven't heard anyone ever say one way or the other. All of my Goo Gone coins haven't left the house yet. Perhap's someone will shed some light on that.

[1sgret]

if you soak it in goo gone, and then send it in for grading, does it come back as "cleaned"?

I have never had any problems by using Goo Gone on a coin to start with. If you rub the coin causing minute scratches or swirls it will come back as cleaned.

Just soak the coin, and if it is corroded don't send the coin in for grading as it will come back as being corroded.
Goo Gone does not take care of the worst corrosion. It is used for dirt, sticky substances or film on the surfaces and in the crevices of the devices of the coin to loosen them up and help remove them.

Use warm water to rinse the coin (do not rub) and PAT DRY!!!!. Good rule to follow: DO NOT CLEAN COINS!!!

[lasvegasteddy]

that's a nice find in a bag-o-wheats there...congrats

the safest soak i've heard of is mineral oil on copper but it takes darn near forever of exposing a soaker in a laundry room for temperature expansion and contraction of the pores so that the oil works in and under troublesome conditions

i've heard very little of goo gone but most who proclaim it are happy

i really hope someone figuires out those black spots on new cents like milk spots on silver

maybe oneday those carbon spots can be figuired out too in a hobby accepted/approved manner too

i do know too early copper folks proclaim brushing copper surfaces with likes of camel hair brushes gently preserve their patina's from developing problems which slabs prevent