Lg cent reading

[jimzz977]

I think I found my first lg cent , but wonding if it was reading too low , it was reading 12-38/39. It's really crusted cleaning it up
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[jimzz977]

Well cleaned up the coin it was another 1/4 reale that's 5reales form that site

 

[kha924]

how do you clean a coin that toasted to get and id? i have a couple ive been trying to figure out?

 

[jimzz977]

1st I soak in vinegar for 3 to 4 hrs and then electrolysis for 3hrs and then I'm tumbling it . I was to able see the date

 

[jimzz977]

I'll post a picture after comes out of the tumbler

 

[Keppy]

I put a large cent in vinegar one time and it was not to bad i could make it out . But when i put it in the vinegar i checked it out in about 15 minutes and i pulled it out and as i watched every thing on it started to disappear i run to put it in water by then all i had was a blank round piece of copper i watched every design head date and every thing else just disappear right before my eyes. I never used vinegar again.

 

[jimzz977]

Wow I never did a lg cent before , just other copper coins

 

[jimzz977]

This coin before and after cleaning

 

[kha924]

ive never had any luck saving coins had a pretty similar experience to keppy I could make out 17-- something on a coin and tried vinegar and light brush and that was the end of that....

 

[Keppy]

ive never had any luck saving coins had a pretty similar experience to keppy I could make out 17-- something on a coin and tried vinegar and light brush and that was the end of that....

Yes ..kha924 .. that vinegar will do it.