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Befor & after olive oil treatment ?????

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<img src="/metal/html/confused.gif" border=0 width=15 height=22 alt=":?"> I super heated olive oil (on stove)in pan put a 1936 corroded wheaty in aprox sat 5 mins. I quickly put it in a glass of ICE water cooled it...wiped it with a damp cloth and repeated this for about 45 mins.
Heres the results...
<img src="/metal/html/angry.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":mad"> Am I doining something wrong <img src="/metal/html/angry.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":mad">
<img src="/metal/html/confused.gif" border=0 width=15 height=22 alt=":?"> <img src="/metal/html/confused.gif" border=0 width=15 height=22 alt=":?">
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Just kidding.
I guess on something as stubborn as that, Electrolysys is your only bet.
 
And sometimes I'm sure you'd really like to too! <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
I realize you are a very challenged individual so I let the BS slide. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
Sort of like the weight challenged. Too much of a good thing can often have side effects. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
Smart a$$ doesn't = IQ points <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol"> <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol"> <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
In my experience this technique is great from removing schmutz, organics, and maybe light oxidants (patina) from the surface. It can not however reverse extensive oxidation (rusting), which is the case with your example. The process did take off the organics and revealed the oxidation beneath.
 
you should have opted for the flamethrower method <img src="/metal/html/razz.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":razz"> <img src="/metal/html/razz.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":razz">
 
try baking soda, water, and tooth brush next time.
that's one chrispy critter! <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D">
 
Try Oxy Clean I dug a 1842 Large Cent in Illinois and that thing looked like ole butt crust Whille WOOOOO it was bad so bad when I took it to the coin shop they told me to take a knive chizzle and pry the crud off so that wasnt gonna happen so I soaked it for a few eeeks in Olive oil but nothing happend ,I seen my wife had some Oxy Clean so I said what the heck I got some real hot water out of the faucet with one spoon full of Oxy Clean Crystals and stired em up till they disapeared and droped the coin in and it started bubbling like crazy I repeted the steps 6 or 8 times and most of the crud came off hope this helps. Frank
 
Olive oil is a waste of time if you ask me. Get a potpourri pot, put in some hydrogen peroxide, heat it up, put in your coin, as it bubbles it cleans, take it out and put it on a damp paper towel and use a tooth pick soaked in peroxide to scrape with. It may take several times but works real nice. Some coins of course are so bad nothing seems to work. You can always send it to a professional too. Thats what I do for my better tokens and some coins.
Good luck and happy hunting and happy holidays.
 
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