update on the 1865 IH------here she is after some TLC

[port ewen ace]

a little scrub with baking soda paste & toothbrush reveals a reverse raised metal die crack above left side of shield, line on right side is a light scratch. my best IH from the dirt EVER

 

[b3y0nd3r]

the pitting can be masked by rubbing some olive oil on it, then, drying it off

 

[pepperdawg]

Liberty is nice and clear...nice feathers.....nice coin!!!

 

[trapperart]

Nice congrats

 

[49er4ever44]

I thought cleaning with baking soda was not good for the coin? I thought it immediately reduced the value. But I'm fairly new to coin collecting

 

[Gridwalker306]

Looks like your 1865 is a "fancy 5" type. Really nice coin and nice job tidying it up.

 

[Gridwalker306]

I thought cleaning with baking soda was not good for the coin? I thought it immediately reduced the value. But I'm fairly new to coin collecting

Unless it's a really rare and valuable coin, I find the general consensus on lightly cleaning DUG coins is that it's ok. I'm sure this cent looks much better now than it did before.

Can we see a pic of the cent before it was cleaned?

 

[sutphin]

PEA THAT INJUN FACE IS SMOOTH AS A BABIES BUTT .

 

[Gaspipe]

Nice find. Don't get mad but I liked it more before you cleaned it.

 

[port ewen ace]

my post from today--"-former farm field....". shows the '65 IH after a water rinse only---it was living in sand for a while. green is good---no further cleaning--I love her acne and a bit woozy from seeing the sun. after the baking soda massage I spotted what appears to be a raised die crack and die chip on top left of shield. add a fancy 5 as a little bonus.

Unless it's a really rare and valuable coin, I find the general consensus on lightly cleaning DUG coins is that it's ok. I'm sure this cent looks much better now than it did before.

Can we see a pic of the cent before it was cleaned?

 

[Gridwalker306]

my post from today--"-former farm field....". shows the '65 IH after a water rinse only---it was living in sand for a while. green is good---no further cleaning--I love her acne and a bit woozy from seeing the sun. after the baking soda massage I spotted what appears to be a raised die crack and die chip on top left of shield. add a fancy 5 as a little bonus. View attachment 1359420View attachment 1359421

Thanks for the pics, mighty fine IH cent there. I think it looks good in both the before AND after pictures haha!

 

[Tnmountains]

The before and after does the trick. Ever learn to get that green off let me know!

 

[A2coins]

That is a sweet coin great for a display case!! Good job cleaning it up!!!!

 

[Diggin Dude]

Is a sweet Indianhead penny, congrats and HH

 

[beez0404]

Great looking IH coin Rich. I think it looks good in the before and after photos. Frank is not going to want to play with you anymore if you keep that up.

 

[Tommy G]

Great clean up! The die crack makes it even more appealing. Definitely a display piece, that one. Congrats!

 

[port ewen ace]

showed her to my LCS today___he says---"you dug this?" and proceeds to tell me it has AU details---but then, I already knew that______the photos do not do this coin justice---deep dark emerald green patina is stunning