Massachusetts 1787 Copper Cent. Need help!

[Chestdiesel]

Hey guys, just found my oldest coin yet, and definitely one on my bucket list. Coin is trashed though and starting to pit. Will never sell it, if it's even worth anything? It's a 1787 Massachusetts state copper. And it's friggin badass lol. Anyways, really wanted some advice on the best way to enhance it's details, and preserve those said details, without doing any further damage to the coin. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys in advance. Cheers, and HH.

 

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[Iron Patch]

Nice one, and I would not touch it. From what I see there's very little detail let to reveal and anything greasy would just make a mess. Removing the corrosion will just leave you with a dark coin and much less detail.

 

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[Mach1Pilot]

Nice Mass copper -one not often posted as compared to some other state coins. I'm with IP... futher cleaning may remove any detail you have remaining.

 

[Chestdiesel]

Nice one, and I would not touch it. From what I see there's very little detail let to reveal and anything greasy would just make a mess. Removing the corrosion will just leave you with a dark coin and much less detail.

Yeah, after much internal debate, I've decided not to do anything. None of these cleaning methods is going to put "meat" back onto the coin. Unfortunately, it's not corrosion hiding the details, like other old coppers I've found, the details simply aren't there and have been worn away by time. As much as I want there to be more details, I've come to grips with the fact that there's nothing I can do. Darkening the coin will pretty much make it look like a blank planchette. Anyways, thanks again for everybody's input. I truly appreciate it. This really is the best treasure hunting forum on the net IMO.
Cheers, and HH.

 

[46Wheat]

Nice state copper

 

[RelicHunter97]

Awesome coin! I'm out in Western Mass, too, and that's been on my bucket list for a long time!

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Nice coin there CD !!