awful, horrible cleaning

[DHalladay]

Here's an extreme example of what new collectors should watch out for and avoid at all costs, no matter how cheap:

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[UNCLE BINGO]

Wow , Brillo pad and a garbage disposal

Seriously that is too bad , looks like it might have been pretty if done right , if there is truly a right way to clean or conserve one , I have two that could be better with an acetone bath , just a little hesitant . I gave it my best shot once with a way milk spotted ASE. tried every thing I could think of , the spotting was deep . not even PCGS could have done it . I got it out , but coin was stripped of all lustre ,,,, still worth spot silver I guess , buts its risky with Morgans . Who knows ????

[impairedsquirrel]

Dag gummit, I already tried steel wool and sandpaper, but these dark spots just won't come off! Hey Junior, go get me a chisel!!

[UNCLE BINGO]

You make me laugh . I wanna party with you one of these days

[JASONKFLO]

Cleaned with a dremel

[RogerB]

My grandmother liked shiny coins, especially dollars. She would occasionally wash them, but her favorites were using a large pink pencil eraser, or slathering on some mercury.

When she gave us grandkids a silver dollar for a birthday, I always asked for a "dirty dollar."

[impairedsquirrel]

My grandmother liked shiny coins, especially dollars. She would occasionally wash them, but her favorites were using a large pink pencil eraser, or slathering on some mercury.

When she gave us grandkids a silver dollar for a birthday, I always asked for a "dirty dollar."

Ungrateful punk, you take your grandma's shiny dollar, she worked hard to make it glimmer like that!!

[lured_in_again]

Reminds me of the reverse of that 29a the squirrel was looking for....

[impairedsquirrel]

Reminds me of the reverse of that 29a the squirrel was looking for....

Wellllll... soooort of...