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05-17-2008, 06:57 PM
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Electrolysis, it does a body good
Well, good enough where you can at least see the date LOL. These two 'beauts' were found at a sidewalk tear up in an area dating back to the early 1900's.
Before and after pics - you can see why they needed a tad of cleaning. I'll soak them in olive oil for the final stage. 3 indian heads (last 2 years), all beat to &*)&% when I found them 
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05-17-2008, 07:15 PM
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Nice finds. An Indian head is on my wish list. WTG.
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05-17-2008, 07:21 PM
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Nice. I often wish I hand some of my old lab potentiostats for some real good coin cleaning. That, an ultrasonicator, and a good analytical balance. Oh well. Tools of a trade long left behind...
Nice finds. I've only got one IH myself, and it's not in such great shape either.
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05-17-2008, 07:25 PM
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Good job on cleaning! I also want to give you a congrats on the IH! I want to find one of them, Beale.
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05-17-2008, 08:22 PM
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Nice job on the cleaning...I had found an old coin a few years back and just put it in with all the other fins..Got to looking at it when I took my pictures and it had stars around it...Tried to clean it, but it was still in bad shape...ended up letting a guy at a jewelry store put it in his cleaning machine...1902 V nickel...still kinda rough, but you can see the date better...You did good on your cleaning method...Also the Indian head is on my list also...Buster.....
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05-17-2008, 08:33 PM
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Just a head note for people that have never done it! If you hook up wrong, IE backwards positive on your prize ! It will go away. Keep a eye on it the fist few times you try it. Don't do it on any thing you remotely think is valuable.
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05-17-2008, 09:04 PM
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Congrats on the IH and Amazing job of cleaning them both
 Terri
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05-17-2008, 09:39 PM
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Quote:
 Found at ex-managers house dating back the the 1920's. 
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