Would cleaning this help?
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Congratualtions on the cool token! 
IMHO, I would not clean (by chemical, electrical or mechanical) any old coin, especially if copper (a lesson learned many years ago). Now my silver coin finds, I use only water without rubbing.
I have soaked LC's and KG coppers in mineral oil to help remove some of the crud, since fertilized farms are not kind to copper coins.
GL & HH
IMHO, I would not clean (by chemical, electrical or mechanical) any old coin, especially if copper (a lesson learned many years ago). Now my silver coin finds, I use only water without rubbing.
I have soaked LC's and KG coppers in mineral oil to help remove some of the crud, since fertilized farms are not kind to copper coins.
GL & HH
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not sure on cleaning , but refocusing should help 
Carolina Tom
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not sure on cleaning , but refocusing should help
You beat me to it!
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Congratualtions on the cool token!
IMHO, I would not clean (by chemical, electrical or mechanical) any old coin, especially if copper (a lesson learned many years ago). Now my silver coin finds, I use only water without rubbing.
I have soaked LC's and KG coppers in mineral oil to help remove some of the crud, since fertilized farms are not kind to copper coins.
GL & HH
It's made of nickel and copper
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Ask Idahotokens if it would hurt the value by cleaning it and he might also want to catalog it.
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Truth--it depends on what you want to do with the token. If you want to sell it, don't. Let the new owner decide. If you want to keep it, you might want to help it a bit. Don't do anything drastic, but if the crud on it is organic, soak it in acetone for a bit then brush it off. If it is stubborn, soak it in olive oil for a few weeks then toothbrush it off. Do see if you can post in-focus, straight-on, close-up pics on tokencatalog.com. Most tokens like this are made of brass.
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