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[Older The Better]

Found this guy today on a site that up until now refused to turn up anything datable. 1867 2 cent piece! Great find and great clue. Any thoughts on possibly teasing out some more detail without damaging the coin?

 

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[sphillips]

CANT HELP WITH CLEANING BUT THAT IS A COOL FIND!

 

[cudamark]

Cleaning any further and you will just remove detail IMO.

 

[CreakyDigger]

Great save! As to cleaning, someone smarter than I will have to weigh in. Back when I was finding old coppers the thing was to soak them in olive oil, but I'm not sure that's still current and there may be better ways now.

 

[cudamark]

Olive oil over time makes them too dark for my taste. I'd rather use Coincare or similar.