Shocking find...remember that coroded large Large Cent I posted about...

[kryptonitecomics]

That's right remember I had that green meany that I post a few days ago....well I cleaned it up and it went from this......

 

 

 

 

to this.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know it's shocking....just think under all those layers of green paint was this beauty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK here is the real image of what I found but honestly..... the picture doesn't do the coin justice. Considering the crud that was on the coin.......and considering the acid I used to get that crud off, the coin did not turn colors or anything it looks like a typical dark copper with corrosion from being in the ground. If you saw the coin in hand you would be amazed at how nice it looked after the cleaning, still has full readable date and AG features on the obverse, but the back is slightly more pitted, but you can still see the wreath and most of the writing. Not saying it's market acceptable for the grade, but I feel like I saved this one and can now put it in a 2X2 and put it in a binder to be appreciated.

 

 

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[thebeav]

That's great......Another coin rescued.....Oh, that was funny too !!

 

Paul

[the_Thing ®]

Krypt, did you did that one up or something?

[kryptonitecomics]

What are you asking me?

[the_Thing ®]

whoops, I was trying to say "did you DIG that one up" as in metal detecting.

[kryptonitecomics]

I thought that's what you meant and was just going to see if I was right, but you responded first

 

Nope......I have never found anything that nice while detecting, just a few wheat pennies and tons of clad coins. I bought that one off Ebay for $15.00 and I believe it books for around $50 in Good Condition. So I figured it was worth the $15 and I could clean it.....it wasn't as easy as I thought, but it cleaned up well and looks much better than the scan leads on. The pitting is to be expected as clearly it is a dug coin...I just didn't dig it up myself.

[the_Thing ®]

[michael]

great thread and good job on that copper

[Hoot]

Good job KC! Nitric acid is our friend (especially mixed properly with glycerin).

 

Hoot

[Wihlborg]

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John

[truthteller]

"Nitric acid is our friend (especially mixed properly with glycerin)."

 

 

Most collectors would get a 'bang' out of that.

 

 

 

 

TRUTH

[kryptonitecomics]

Reminds me of an AC/DC song!!!!!

 

Actually I used a water down solution of muratic acid since that's what I had in the garage. I mixed it 50% acid and 50% water and then tested it on a wheat penny, which is slowly lightened the color, but did not turn it orange. I figured it wouldn't be strong enough to take the green gunk off, but I used Q-tips and lightly rubbed the surface and slowly but surley the green muck came off without doing any further damage to the already pitted surface of the coin. Honestly.......the coin looks pretty solid considering what it went through and the dark copper color looks real natural compaired to coppers that turn orange.

[topsman]

Damn! That is freaking amazing! Nice Work Krypt!

[TomB]

Muriatic acid is just the fancy name for hydrochloric acid (HCl).

 

By the way, I have some corroded steel cents that I wouldn't mind you "working up" like you did your large cent...as long as you get the same 1804 results!

[kryptonitecomics]

Yes....I think I could quit my day job if I could make that happen

 

 

I just wish I could post a decent scan of the actual cleaned large cent.

[HaydenTubbs]

Yes....I think I could quit my day job if I could make that happen

 

 

I just wish I could post a decent scan of the actual cleaned large cent.

 

Hey you didn't do bad at all

 

 

Funny thread