red verdigris on rare coin

KangaWoo

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Hi guy's
I just got my hands on this coin.
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Now I know not to clean scarce coins, and I have seen many with Verdigris damage.
But it is usually green, this coin has red verdi, and it's a very thin layer. Some angles you can't even see it.

Is there anything that can be done for this coin, or am I better off just leaving it as it is?

Thanks for any help.

Cheers
 

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British one penny? Date? What's the other side look like?
 

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That is iron oxide. Formed due to the coin being in contact with something containing iron. Probably in a relatively dry environment for several years, if not decades.
 

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Acetone is the best way to clean. Anything still on the coin should be left. BTW, congrats on the coin. And the ring in the background!
 

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it's a 1875H penny

Not huge value, maybe $30 - $40 aus,

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thanks for all the replies.
 

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Acetone is the best way to clean. Anything still on the coin should be left. BTW, congrats on the coin. And the ring in the background!

Thanks mate, The coin I got from Ebay, the seller didn't notice the mint mark. not huge value, maybe $30 Aus dollars, but not bad for only a couple $.

The ring I did find metal detecting, so far it's my only gold ring found. It's an old 9ct 375 ring with four little diamonds.
 

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I thought they were all "H's" that year. They did have large and small dates though. You may want to check to see what yours is. Some varieties are worth quite a bit.
 

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I thought they were all "H's" that year. They did have large and small dates though. You may want to check to see what yours is. Some varieties are worth quite a bit.

There are at least three varieties I know for that year. Wide date, narrow date, and the H (Heaton) mark. I have all three, two found detecting and the H, that I found on ebay.

I will add a pic shortly.
 

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Heaton, Wide, and narrow.
 

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Very nice find at a cheap price!

There are actually 4 main varieties for the 1875 penny, of which the 1875H is the scarcest. 2011 Spinks quotes GBP 40 in Fine (UK standard) and with the damage to the rim I think "Fine" is about as high as it could grade.

The other 3 are based on the Reverse design designated G, H and J. (Obverse is 8 on all 4 of this date.) H is the narrow date one, both G and J are wide date - the easiest way to distinguish is whether the sea line crosses the thin circle just inside the toothed border. If it does, it is a G and that is the scarcer, if it doesn't it is a J - the commonest. I think yours, in the middle of the three, is a J.
 

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