a much better photo 1762 spanish 1 reale

[wwwtimmcp]

here is the photo I promised of the 1762 spanish 1 reale, plus the 1777 half reale and the 1828 large cent I cleaned up with "CLR". this is now my prefered cleaning method on old copper coins.





wish I had taken a before photo of the 1828, happy hunting to all.

[allen]

those coins are real beauties !!!

[Old River]

Thanks for sharing, very nice coins...

[sscindercoop]

Great coins

[dasherhunting]

k dumb question what is clr lol

[wwwtimmcp]

clr is made by jelmar it is in the cleaning supply area of grocery stores.
it cleans
"C" calcium deposits
"L" lime deposits
"R" rust deposits
comes in a grey bottle, I am surprised you've never seen their commercial on tv.

[dasherhunting]

k duh lol Now i see it took me awhile thx.

[lastleg]

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What I am seeing is mint luster removed. There was a superior rust/lime/
calcium cleaner on the market until the last couple years. It you can get
a plastic container of "The Works Rust Lime & Calcium Remover" you can
remove the gunk without losing the luster. Ingredients are Phosphoric Acid
and Glycolic Acid plus what they won't reveal. I only have one/forth bottle
left. Some old harware stores may have some left. I have tried to find it
online but was not succesful. A lot of guys use CLR but it's too harsh for me.

lastleg