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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Another question......sometimes I get fooled on a coin and I'll get a cleaned one. When I first started to fill my Indian cent album I would get a coin that was obviously dipped and stripped. The thing that fooled me was they would re-tone it with some kind of product that was almost like a darker copper tone with a bit of rainbowing. Any idea what they put on it ? Really p'ed me off when I got them. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Where in the world are you buying your coins? I have never gotten one with any type of residue on them before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8518 Posts |
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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send them a message and ask I they put anything on the coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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You could ask them if anything is put on them. You could try another reputable dealer. You touching the coins couldn't be good either. I might try a 100% acetone rinse and see if that does the trick. My thinking.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well, I certainly wouldn't be repeat customer. LOL
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could it be Verdi-Care ? Does that leave a different feel to a coin ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3540 Posts |
No on the Verdicare - no residue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8518 Posts |
It's either something called Blue Ribbon preservative or a thin coating of Vaseline.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can't be serious that you are continuing to buy these coins with residue on them? This is not good!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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might want to find a new seller
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It may well be PVC that's migrated from the older, soft, vinyl-like flips and/or album pages. Heat or even a warm environment will make PVC feel stickier. An acetone bath and gentle swabbing will lift the PVC and most other contaminants. It works well on copper, too. A hardware store can sell you a pint for under $10. Avoid using acetone on uncirculated coins. Experiment on pocket change, first.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm not buying them from the same seller. I just received some world coins that I've been collecting for a birth year and one of them had that feel. I asked the seller what it was on that one coin and they said it was from an old collection and was probably a preservative or the Vaseline. I looked on line and saw an article about Blue Ribbon coin preservative. I don't know, I was just curious if you guys knew.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For copper coins sounds like Dellers Darkener - see this link to read about it, olive oil will take it off as will acetone, acetone is the safest stuff for a bath with coins, it will remove all sorts of stuff and not harm the coin. Many unscrupulous dealers will doctor a coin with putty or wax to fill in larger gashes, though I haven't seen this done in many years now. http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/del...arkener.html"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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VC is not tacky/sticky, it has more of an oily feeling to it. If fully dried, it's barely noticeable.....if rinsed with water or acetone, it's not noticeable at all.
Always follow the solvent polarity ladder when trying to conserve a coin. Rinse with the following in this order until the residue is removed:
1) distilled water
2) acetone
3) xylene
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