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Pillar of the Community
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Need to see a pic of the Rev. please.
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Valued Member
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The reverse looks like any regular quarter. There are no unusual markings.
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10/16/2011 4:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My first impression is you have a coin with some dried clear glue on it. ~ JFK ~
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Rest in Peace
United States
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glue would be easy to test. soak overnite in acetone in a covered jar.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Is it possible to get a raised impression of the penny onto this quarter?
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The reverse looks like any regular quarter. There are no unusual markings. I want to reiterate the importance of nickelsguy's request. Can you please post a clear picture of the reverse? It is not necessarily the presence of something unusual, it can sometimes be the lack of something minor and expected, especially with a metal that some of us are very familiar with... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Valued Member
Canada
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ok. ill post one after work. give me a few hours
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My gut instinct, as well, says dried glue.
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Valued Member
Canada
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 here's the other side like you asked. I hope this helps. i might as well test for glue like some of you mentioned. would acetone damage the coin if it isn't glue? are there any extreemly mild solvents that will dissolve glue and not damage the coin? |
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Acetone will not hurt a nickel coin, go for it.
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Please let us know your findings tevlon.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I used some nail polish remover. It's the only thing I had with acetone in it. Do you think thats good enough? It's the first ingredient so it's mostly acetone. Anyway, the coin looks the same so I'm going to go with NOT glue.
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10/18/2011 9:23 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Bad news. After it dried I saw some discoloration. I decided to try alcohol. It didn't dissolve but it came off. Who the heck would do that? I was excited as I'm never lucky enough to find good stuff. So disappointing. Thanks for all your help. It would have been even worse if I had payed to send it to a TPG and received a slab graded ms-idiot70. Edited by tevlon
10/21/2011 1:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah..that's cold...someone played a prank..
for future reference...NEVER ever use nail polish remover...it has damaging chemicals...only pure ACETONE :)...acetone is great stuff...
very mild on the coins..
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New Member
Canada
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Actually you have to be a little careful if you want to use acetone.
First as Donlos is indicating, you have to watch if you intend to use nail-polish remover. More so if you intend to keep the coin. First some products do not actually contain acetone... assuming you verified that, nail polish removers have nail softeners and other ingredients that will dry on the surface of your coin and cause unwanted discolouration over time. You will need to wash the coin under running water for an extended time to make sure to remove the contaminants. It is much better to use pure acetone which you can purchase at some drug stores or Canadian Tire stores.
Second, although acetone is not considered a dangerous / hazardous chemical it does cause irritation to the eyes and throat and so should be used in a well ventilated area. It is extremely flammable.
Third, you should not use acetone on copper coins. There is a photo-chemical reaction that can occur which will cause a discolouration of the surface of the coin. Not so cool. Nickel does not suffer from this same reaction.
Personally I prefer to use mineral spirits as a solvent when removing grunge from a coins surface. It doesn't have the same issue with copper and I find works just as well... especially for longer soaks. As with all solvents they should be used in a well ventilated area.
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