Lightning strikes a third time.
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GroundSweeper
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That’s a beauty man. And an oldie! Super congrats!
DIGGER27
In Memory Of
Great find, great ideas for cleaning.
Saltshaker
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Thats a sweet coin, I wish I could find myself. Congrats!!
metaladdict
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Very nice rare one!
jack&jill
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You did a very nice job on bringing that coin back to life. Congrats on another Half dime. Trapper
Jamflicker
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Awesome coin, congrats!
Thanks, GS! Come on down and we'll find you one!
Thanks, DIGGER27, but a word of caution. Vinegar is a weak acid (it is "acetic acid", after all). I could not find anything that said it attacks silver, but noted that after a day in the vinegar that it was whiter and I now have less detail on the coin than I did before. I'm a little bummed, but I could find no other option that would remove the crust. I'll do some more research, next time, and see what else may be good to break down what I think are mostly calcium deposits holding the gunk together, without damaging the coin...
Thanks, and you will! Just a matter of time!
Thank you, metaladdict!Very nice rare one!
Thank you, jack&jill. I wish I'd not damaged it as much as I did, but it is what it is. I am still stoked with this find!
Thank you, Jamflicker!
DIGGER27
In Memory Of
I would much rather clean a coin and enjoy it than look at an unrecognizable dirty disc...especially if it is so wrecked up it doesn't have a lot of worth.
Sometimes I will clean just small spots to get clues of rarity before I get a hard cleaning or chemicals because I don't want to ruin something good but I have been known to attack some coins with steel wool and worse...especially old dirty nickels.
It's an old city-owned lot, not far from my home, that has been vacant for many decades. I so badly want to screed every cubic inch of it!
brncofan
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CLR will get that crud off it works great
brncofan
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congrats on the very cruddy half dime hope it cleans up for you 
Thanks, brncofan. I tried that on a crusty penny and it ate the penny away pretty bad, so I was thinking something milder like vinegar would work. Live and learn...
JackalopeZL1
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Sweet Find!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another, Geesh 
Sweet Find!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another, Geesh
Haha! Thanks, JackalopeZL1! Yeah, hoping for a fourth some time soon!
Nothing last night but a couple of modern copper pennies, though.
JackalopeZL1
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Haha! Thanks, JackalopeZL1! Yeah, hoping for a fourth some time soon!
Nothing last night but a couple of modern copper pennies, though.
Well you go the spots, Maybe one of them Little gold coins will pop out of the ground for you!!!
Well you go the spots, Maybe one of them Little gold coins will pop out of the ground for you!!!
Now THAT would be awesome! Let's hope!
E-TRAC-OHIO
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Congrats on a great find !
It's up to you - but I've had excellent results by cleaning encrusted Silver coins with a 12 volt Electrolysis Bath.
You can easily make an Electrolysis Bath for free with a few things you probably have sitting around in your garage or basement.
Safe to use - no chemicals involved - just be sure not to leave what ever your cleaning in longer than it takes to actually clean the item.
This process will dissolve the crud on the object first but after that's all gone it will go after the metal itself - so don't forget and leave it in over night !
It's up to you - but I've had excellent results by cleaning encrusted Silver coins with a 12 volt Electrolysis Bath.
You can easily make an Electrolysis Bath for free with a few things you probably have sitting around in your garage or basement.
Safe to use - no chemicals involved - just be sure not to leave what ever your cleaning in longer than it takes to actually clean the item.
This process will dissolve the crud on the object first but after that's all gone it will go after the metal itself - so don't forget and leave it in over night !
Ah, the stealthy half dime. Congrats.
