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1870 Indian Head and cleaning

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I dug this 1870 IH a few days ago. It was so badly caked that I couldn't even see the date for about a day. It has been soaking in peroxide and has cleaned up very nicely so far. The detail on it is very nice. It books at $165 in "Fine" condition. As you can see from the pics, there is still some muck around the lettering and the details. I have heard of putting it into hot olive oil for a while, but wanted to ask here first. I would like to get it as clean as I can without hurting he value. I am considering sending it to PCGS and having it graded when I am done. I am hoping for a VF grade. What is the best way to clean the remainder of the crud off without hurting the coin or changing the nice chocolate brown color?
Thanks,
Todd
 
dont put it in anything if your gonna send it off.
they will now it was cleaned and grade it as so.
there are a few that will also clean and grade... but gonna cost ya also <img src="/metal/html/shrug.gif" border=0 width=37 height=15 alt=":shrug">
its a great find to tho <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D"> wtg
 
Todd an excellent find, aren't you glad you bought the Explorer now!
No to olive oil, the metal will absorb the oil and require a serious solvent to remove. Just keep doing the peroxide with a halogen lamp or potporri pot to keep the liquid warm. I have soaked some for weeks, just keep changing the peroxide once it fizzes out.
The final bits of light green yuck can be smoothed off with a toothpic, I like to keep the coin wet with peroxide when doing this. Finally it needs to be preserved with a coin conditioner or else a fair amount of light green rot will return if left to open air.
 
Please DON'T kill the messenger. You can speed up the peroxide process in a microwave. It will heat the coin peroxide interface and bubble perfusely. Don't do this for over 15 seconds until you get the hang of it. Don't use your good coin for the test bed. Learned this from an old detectorist 20 years ago, its works.
 
Put the "coin" and peroxide in the micro wave at the same time?
 
I will come back as enviromental damaged. I don't think PCGS will even grade it. I think PCI will grade "dug" coins, but you are most likely to grade of EF detail net F due to environmental damage.
Jason
 
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