Rusty Steel Cents

[abe]

This is what I do when I come across ugly steelies.
I soak them in Naval Jelly to reveal the some of the original cent.
Naval Jelly is a rust remover and works pretty well on these,
but its not a miracle maker. Sometimes I'll give a short soak to
not so bad steelies and most people believe they are plated,
but they're not. I'll post the final result when its done.


The pink stuff is the naval jelly

Here ya go, the color is off, but that must be my camera.


Notice the deep pitting where the rust had really worked on the steel.

[toomuchcopper]

where do you get naval jelly?

[Corsair]

where do you get naval jelly?

You don't want to know.

[toomuchcopper]

NOT THAT KIND.

[abe]

I picked it up at our local hardware store. It should be pretty easy to find.

[uthminsta]

I just bought a partial roll of the steelies. Would like to know what I could do to "experiment" with the worst ones. These are fun to play with if you can get them as cheaply as I did...

[abe]

The small pic with the date was suppose to be large, but I'm no puter x spert.