Best Way To Clean This Coin

Keep in mind that the stain is part of the coin's history. Yes, an acetone dip won't hurt it, and it might remove some organic crud, but you really don't want to get carried away with cleaning any coin. A shiner coin isn't necessarily a more desireable nor valuable coin; often, cleaning can lower a coin's value.

Personally I wouldnt dip it but if you do dip the coin in acetone I would like to see the result.

More than likely Acetone will not work on getting rid of that staining but worth a try. Acetone will not jurt the metal. Many cleaning agents can and do mess up coins. Remember that the stuff on that coin could be now part of the metal and removing it could cause damage.

Near me it's around $7 a quart.
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Please don't start them in coin collecting by cleaning the first coin you give them. Lose the detergent idea.

I'll throw one possibility out, not likely to work but worth a shot if you don't wish to spring for acetone: Repeatedly freeze and thaw it in a shotglass full of water. Different water each time. This is my recommended method for removing dirt from a dug coin, for instance.

I wish acetone was $7 a quart here... I paid £3.95 (about $6) for a tiny bottle of pure acetone at the chemists which all went within a week (I gave several coins a wipe over with cotton wool dipped in it, it evaporates fast like that)

I tried hardware stores who all stocked White spirits and Celulose thinners but no acetone...the small bottle I got was too tiny to dip the coins (they wouldn't fit inside the neck of the little glass bottle if I had tried) hence the cotton wool.

Also I wouldn't conssider that it is spending $7 on that coin, I would consider it as spending $7 on any coin you need to clean in the next few years.

Never, ever use what you THINK is a mild liquid soap or detergent on coins. All soaps are made different and some contain all sorts of chemicals that could really damage a coin. Some also contain harsh abrasives such a one called Lava. Just do not use soaps on coins.
By me Acetone is also sold in places like Walmart, Kmart, Sears, Target, Menards, HomeDepot, all paint stores, etc. Usually it is about $4/quart plus or minus a little. In some areas the sales taxes are almost as much as the Acetone.
And too, distilled water at Walmart is usually $0.88/gallon.
And remember that if you have to much Acetone, it can be used to clean paint brushes. The main thing about Acetone is how to use it safely. I suggest if you do try it, use the Search tab at the top for Acetone, coin cleaning, etc.