68Camaro wrote:Some more discussion on this, and maybe with pictures, would be helpful. I've personally observed what I think are three main types of ugly ables. And I'm color blind (partially), so excuse my description, which is likely not fully accurate.
One type clearly looks like regular corrosion: a dark greenish-black which has ragged edges and a rough feel to it.
A second type may be a different type of corrosion, but looks and feels more like mildew (and I see more of this, here). It is a light milky green, slightly translucent. and has a bit of a slimey feel to it.
I also see a lot of a third type, which is simply a dark colored cent, oftentimes feeling a bit sticky. I've been less certain that this is corrosion versus perhaps something that had been pulled out of a crevice from soft drink crud.
beauanderos wrote:68Camaro wrote:Some more discussion on this, and maybe with pictures, would be helpful. I've personally observed what I think are three main types of ugly ables. And I'm color blind (partially), so excuse my description, which is likely not fully accurate.
One type clearly looks like regular corrosion: a dark greenish-black which has ragged edges and a rough feel to it.
A second type may be a different type of corrosion, but looks and feels more like mildew (and I see more of this, here). It is a light milky green, slightly translucent. and has a bit of a slimey feel to it.
I also see a lot of a third type, which is simply a dark colored cent, oftentimes feeling a bit sticky. I've been less certain that this is corrosion versus perhaps something that had been pulled out of a crevice from soft drink crud.
There is another sub-category, and I'm not sure what causes this. I always assumed they had gone thru sewage process or something, and then been recovered. These coins are brighter than their yearmates, pinkish to orangish in coloration, but pitted microscopically as if they had been acid-etched.
DirtyFingers wrote:I'm finding more coins lately with the milky, mildewy covering like 68 described.
Almost every bag will have about a roll of cents that look like they've been in a fire.
Blackened, pitted, some kind of corrosion that won't rub off.
Hawkeye wrote:Should I start storing "ugly Abes" seperately from my "beautiful Abes?" And does anyone know if it effects zinc or just copper? (I actually have a very small zinc hoard I'm saving for a vacation)
galenrog wrote:I take care of "green cancer" with a tumbler and VERY LITTLE clear dish soap. Just a drop or two. Tumble for a hour or two. Rinse well and air dry. Do this only with coins that you know have no numismatic value.
Rosco wrote:galenrog wrote:I take care of "green cancer" with a tumbler and VERY LITTLE clear dish soap. Just a drop or two. Tumble for a hour or two. Rinse well and air dry. Do this only with coins that you know have no numismatic value.
I use the same Process
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