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beauanderos
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 02/25/2010 : 22:42:16
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Trichloratriforethane might work. But most likely whatever you use is gonna leave a mark.  |
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beauanderos
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 02/25/2010 : 22:49:34
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| I think the Freon would work better. That was what the old stuff in the silver can called "Dissolve" was that all the coin dealers used before it got outlawed over concerns about the ozone layer. |
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barrytrot
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Posted - 02/25/2010 : 22:52:22
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A "blazing 1956" cent would be worth getting graded potentially and ANY evidence of ANY KIND of cleaning and you can't get it "true graded", it will either be "net graded" (ANACS) or just "genuine" for the other 2 major services.
I would send it in to be graded.
Cleaning it will get your coin in trouble almost every time when it is in "BU" condition. Those coins show any attempt to clean them pretty easily. Especially, as it turns out, copper! |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 02/25/2010 : 22:54:35
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| I agree with Barry on the cleaning. Copper is the trickiest metal to clean. Most folks foul it up horribly. But a blazing 1956 cent is not worth the cost of having it professionally graded. Do you want a roll of them? |
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thedrifter
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/25/2010 : 22:55:43
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| A few weeks ago I had a thread about cleaning dirty a corroded cents. I asked if anyone knew how to clean these. At that time I was using vinegar. Those coins did not turn out so well. They ended up tarnished. I have since done a few small experiements using hydrogen peroxide. They have turned pretty well. They need to be left in for AT LEAST 4-5 hours. I have not had much time to do large scale test or test on extreamely dirty coins, but I hope to soon. |
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barrytrot
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Posted - 02/25/2010 : 23:10:28
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
I agree with Barry on the cleaning. Copper is the trickiest metal to clean. Most folks foul it up horribly. But a blazing 1956 cent is not worth the cost of having it professionally graded. Do you want a roll of them?
A blazing wheat is definitely worth grading. Well, it depends what you mean by blazing. I take it to mean "really really RED!". If that's what it means you could have a $50+ coin on your hands. Numismedia has MS67 as $600, much lower down in the lower ranks, but "blazing" is pretty high grade in my language :) |
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DSK
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Posted - 02/25/2010 : 23:16:53
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Use bi-carb soda...mix with little water and cover the paster over the coin....leave on for a few minutes
and with wet fingers slowly in circulare motion clean......then rinse....this cleans anything// |
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rakattack
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Posted - 02/26/2010 : 00:24:08
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Originally posted by barrytrot
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
I agree with Barry on the cleaning. Copper is the trickiest metal to clean. Most folks foul it up horribly. But a blazing 1956 cent is not worth the cost of having it professionally graded. Do you want a roll of them?
A blazing wheat is definitely worth grading. Well, it depends what you mean by blazing. I take it to mean "really really RED!". If that's what it means you could have a $50+ coin on your hands. Numismedia has MS67 as $600, much lower down in the lower ranks, but "blazing" is pretty high grade in my language :)
I'm sorry barry, but you can get a roll of solid date "blazing" wheat cents on eBay for about $15. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 02/26/2010 : 00:28:32
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| I am thinking if it managed to pick up a blob of tar that it also managed to pick up enough nicks and minute scratches to keep it out of the "wondercoin" category. |
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bman
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USA
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Posted - 02/26/2010 : 05:37:54
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| a cent can be blazing red and still only grade MS60 depending on the number and location of bag marks. |
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beauanderos
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Mikep2020
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 02/26/2010 : 07:41:56
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| Wow, speaking of BU wheaties, I found not one, but TWO brilliant, shinny and flawless wheaties last night, my first ever BU wheat finds in circulation, must've been part of a larger collection someone cashed in somewhere. I wonder how often BU wheaties are found in circulation. |
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