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1909 Wheat penny

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steelheadfever

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Hi, Yesterday I dug a 1909 wheatie that is has a lot of corrosion on it. I can make out the date but I can not see any mint mark because of the corrosion. Anyone have an idea as to what to use to remove the corroison. Thanks and HH Dennis in Idaho
 
Hey steel.... When I have a bunch of pennys to clean, I use a small tumbler with white vinegar. I also use some shotblast I get at work but a handful of small pebbles might work as well. The dirty cruddy rusty pennies come out like new. I roll 'em for 30 minutes. Good luck and nice find.
 
Congratulations for finding a 1909 penny. I have read quite a few posts about soaking old coins in olive oil. Seems like they said it takes a long time ... months maybe. I tumble my clad and zinc pennies but I find so few old coins that I personally would not tumble a wheat penny. Sure hope someone with some coin cleaning experience chimes in.

Good luck and have fun, Bob
 
With Wheat pennies I hate to tumble them with a rotating tumbler and I use a vibrating tumbler with just some soap and water. In your case with one penny and if it is corroded too much you will have Pitts in it when you clean it. The olive oil for a few months will work I hear, but I have been using some hot hydrogen Peroxide and a very fine brass brush. I will put a little peroxide in a plastic cup or glass as long as they is no metal and heat in a microwave oven until it is hot and put the penny in it to soak and watch it bubble. When it cools off I will use the brush a little on it while I heat up the peroxide again and do this all over again. Some come out like I say pitted if it was corroded bad while some come out very nice depending on how bad they are. When done I will coat them with olive oil and leave them sit for a week or 2 and wipe them off. Some are so bad nothing will clean them that I have tried too.

Rick
 
Thanks for the info. I will can't wait to see if it has an S mint mark. I should be so lucky. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
Hope you not only find an S mint mark but also find the initials V.D.B. near the bottom of the back of the coin.

Good luck, Bob
 
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