1802 Draped Bust LC need some advice

[Thiltzy]

I recently found a couple large cents. One of them was complete toast as are most of my Large Cent finds however, the Draped Bust has a readable date of 1802 and I have been letting it sit in a flip for a couple of weeks until I figure out what to do with it.

I know alot of you find your share of Large coppers so I wanted to ask if anyone has any ideas on a way to try and clean this one. The detail looks like it will just flake off so am I better off just leaving it as is:huh:
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[coinhunter]

Best leave it as is.Speaking from experience you'll only make it worst and regret it afterwards.

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

I agree, leave it alone. From the looks of it, any further attempts at cleaning would just make detail disappear.

Still an incredible find! I like it just the way it is! :loveit:

 

[tanacat]

Congrats on excellent find!!! |:cheering:

 

[starman2]

|:cheering:! Nice copper! I've never found one yet. So I can't tell ya how to clean it. Probably better left alone. Congrats!

 

[aloldstuff]

Very nice find. As I was told earlier most coppers will not come out of the ground in good shape. :congrats: on a very nice find.

 

[del]

Thiltzy congrats on the early penny |:cheering: the skin of the coin is very thick and as you can see around the edges where it has come off its very rough , poreous and ruddy red in color . cleaning this further will only take off much detail i'm afraid.

Dan

 

[Thiltzy]

Thiltzy congrats on the early penny |:cheering: the skin of the coin is very thick and as you can see around the edges where it has come off its very rough , poreous and ruddy red in color . cleaning this further will only take off much detail i'm afraid.

Dan

Thats what I figured Dan. I guess I was just hoping that some of you cellar dwellars might have come up with a miracle cleaner for old coppers :grin:

 

[pulltabsteve]

My very first old coin was an 1802 LC I found back in 2007. Here's how it looked when I found it. I made the mistake of listening to a few people on how to clean it and ruined it completely. All that remained was the date. Leave it alone!

 

[JTGOLD]

I agree don't try to clean it,looks ok the way it is.