Beautiful 1868

[crabstang44]

New field, few buttons and this at 10 inches deep

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice IH!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find crabstang - that puppy should clean up nicely!

 

[USMC Reaper]

Dude, you're killing it.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on a nice injun

 

[basque-man]

Now that's a gorgeous Injun! Congrats!

 

[Truth]

Beautiful Indian I love that green


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[ScubaDetector]

Very nice. Thanks for posting

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice looking Indian.

 

[Relicific]

Nice IH
Wtg

 

[terpfan]

Nice condition on a lower-mintage year IH. Congrats!

 

[texjim]

Great job on the injun

 

[crabstang44]

any tips on cleaning/preserving this coin??

 

[Kray Gelder]

Very nice. Great color!

 

[watercolor]

any tips on cleaning/preserving this coin??

Beautiful IH !

As far as cleaning, I would leave it as is.

Once that green patina/crust is removed, more than likely it will reveal an unpleasant, pitted look. A quick way to tell is to look at the rim very carefully with a 5x or 10x loupe.
If you see any deep, noticeable chips along the edge, that's a good indication that you should NOT try to clean.

As far as preserving (leaving the green patina intact), I use melted bee's wax and GENTLY rub off excess with a soft cloth.

 

[sutphin]

YEP BEAUTIFUL 1868....