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Vikeman64 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/19/2018 02:53 am Found it on a permission hunt at an old plantation farm in Maryland. Any advice on how to make it more appealing? I can make out King George and the Virginia stamp on the back. I've soaked my Roman coins in Olive oil with little success. Report this Post to the Staff

Vikeman64 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/19/2018 03:22 am I have my work cut out for me. Report this Post to the Staff
fistfulladirt Pillar of the Community United States 4333 Posts	Posted 06/19/2018 06:43 am Welcome to the forum V, and congrats on the old coin! Personally, I never use olive oil on any of my coppers anymore, it does more damage than good. Olive oil is acidic and always tends to darken my coin making it difficult to see detail. I use the petroleum jelly/q-tip roll instead. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/19/2018 07:08 am Fantastic find. Unfortunately because it's copper the coin is already corroded beyond repair . I have never tried this but what if you soaked it in Verdi-Care for a few weeks in a tightly closed glass jar . Or you can try to find out what museums use to clean and protect their ancient finds . I would Google it . Either way ,the coin should look better than it looks now . Report this Post to the Staff
999fine Pillar of the Community United States 1343 Posts	Posted 06/19/2018 07:14 am Great find! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/19/2018 11:19 am Congrats! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
sarkany Pillar of the Community Canada 864 Posts	Posted 07/25/2018 04:39 am Nice oldie and one we don't see in my area. Would be great if the soil was kinder to the coppers. Thanks for posting! Report this Post to the Staff
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