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[EdG_Ohio]

Sister texts me that she has 117 Indian 1c dating from 1864-1909 along w/30-40 what she thinks are all silver Kennedy's that came from a in-laws safe deposit box. Her In-law and herself apparently have "joint custody" of sorts.
1st question asked,"can I polish these with something?" and 2nd  "can I use baby wipes?" ....I immediately call her and let her know with a resounding NO ! "but some have green stuff on them" she says...Told her no cleaning what so ever and to handle by edges (but I already know about the handling part with her, can't help that.)
     I'll pay a visit next weekend and see how bad of shape their in, saw a pic of them in a envelope  and some have seen better days, saw quite a few prag to fine. Who knows maybe some of the 1860's range ones have a decent value even if in lower scale, time will tell. I know they don't intend on keeping these as that crew is all about the $$.
     Looks like I have a bit of a adventure ahead of me.

[GBrad]

Good luck @EdG_Ohio.  I hope your trip is fruitful. Keep us informed.

[Coinbuf]

Hope you find a nice gem in the bunch. 

[Jason Abshier]

Can probably soak the heavy dirty ones in acetone Verdigris can be removed with acetone soaking . Just Hope for the best that’s all you can do. Sadly a lot coin collections were ruined like this everyday from bad storage methods for many years 

[EdG_Ohio]

So, I picked the coins up today and talked to my sister about what to expect once i saw them ..... which wasn't much.
     Couple of interesting but worn ones, the bronze 1864 stood out and a few others.
A major bummer was the 1849 G$1 that had been turned into a necklace back in, I think 1925, by a N.J. jeweler that came with it's own special packaging(no pic of it). The Rev looked great and the Obv was pretty nice also minus the ding on the rim.
  The Indian 1C speak for themselves but I'll break out the ole magnifier to have a better look at a few more "key" dates.
3 - 1932 25c most likely XF at best.
8 - 90% Kennedy's
19 - 80% Kennedy's
1 - 1896 Morgan maybe 50/53
...a few others I'll add at a later date.
Thanks for looking.

[GBrad]

On 10/19/2021 at 9:44 PM, EdG_Ohio said:

So, I picked the coins up today and talked to my sister about what to expect once i saw them ..... which wasn't much.
     Couple of interesting but worn ones, the bronze 1864 stood out and a few others.
A major bummer was the 1849 G$1 that had been turned into a necklace back in, I think 1925, by a N.J. jeweler that came with it's own special packaging(no pic of it). The Rev looked great and the Obv was pretty nice also minus the ding on the rim.
  The Indian 1C speak for themselves but I'll break out the ole magnifier to have a better look at a few more "key" dates.
3 - 1932 25c most likely XF at best.
8 - 90% Kennedy's
19 - 80% Kennedy's
1 - 1896 Morgan maybe 50/53
...a few others I'll add at a later date.
Thanks for looking.

Oh my... I am heartbroken about that 1849-O!!!!!! Still a nice lot to go through though. 

Edited October 20, 2021 by GBrad
typo on date.....

[EdG_Ohio]

On 10/19/2021 at 9:51 PM, GBrad said:

Oh my... I am heartbroken about that 1949-O!!!!!! Still a nice lot to go through though. 

...and the 1849 broke my heart too   
...but yes, it's saddening.

[GBrad]

On 10/19/2021 at 9:55 PM, EdG_Ohio said:

...and the 1849 broke my heart too   
...but yes, it's saddening.

Yes... I meant 1849.... my fingers weren't working properly on the keyboard.

[Mohawk]

Sometimes people do bad things to coins........

[J P M]

That 1849 has the loop in the same spot my 2.5 had the scratch marks. i am glad i was able to trade that in. It's to bad it is still worth melt But I would just tell your sister to ware as a remembrance.