Goo Gone Is A Coin Collector's Friend

SuperDave...too much! The thing is, that goo-gone has a strong odor that lingers. You can probably achieve the same results just using pure acetone....my thought...

There is a zillion, slight exageration, products on the market similar you know. Some Alcohol products do the same thing. For example a product called Vodka or Gin in a 100 Proof variety also cleans almost anything. And if you drink it, you seldom see any of the dirt, grime or sticky stuff mentioned.
As noted you never tried it on coins but just what do you have that has all that dirt, grime, sticky stuff on it that contains coins? My suggestion is if it looks that bad, just don't buy it and save on purchasing chemicals to remove that.

Apparently Goo Gone OK with coins, not with porous material. That is because any dissolved material will be leached into the body of a porous material, and then will be impossible to remove.

Seems to be an organic solvent which works in much the same way as acetone. Just depends on the range of organic substances which it is capabable of dissolving. Very hard to beat acetone by this measure, though.

A word of warning though, keep it away from the edge seam of the slab or any cracks in the slab. The petroleum distillates are a lot less viscous than water and may be drawn inside the slab by capillary action. Once inside it won't come back out.



NEVER use acetone on slabs or proof set lenses. The acetone WILL dissolve the plastic and haze/etch the plastic.

Never used Goo Gone before. I have been using isopropyl alcohol to remove the stickiness.

superdave is great ahahah
I was kind of thinking the same thing, and thats the only reason I checked this thread out haha

Be cautious when using isopropyl alcohol, either 70% or higher, on proof set boxes. The alcohol quickly removes the thin shiny veneer on the box making the problem worse.

Having cleaned more different types of grime and sticky residue on coin packaging than I can count, this product works the best with the least adverse effects.

Recently, a large collection of US Mint products collected through the years included multiple stickers on every box. The purchase was heavily discounted because of the damage to the original packaging. A little time and a little patience could have achieved a higher value for the collection.

In other cases, a beautiful coin or coins can be in a grime encrusted holder. If you know that you can successfully clean the holder, you can negotiate a cheaper price due to the state of the outer package.

But, hey, if you think this is foolish and you have a better solution...kudos to you.

All I see is advice on cleaning packaging.