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Valued Member
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Congrats my friend! The silver nickels are a wonderful sub-type of modern coins. I get excited everytime a get one and I'm sure you'll cherish them for years to come.
congrats again eaglefoot!
--Gary
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Congrats. But keep the rag.
Leave the original surface alone.
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Do not clean those coins with a rag. As you said there is some sticky stuff on some of them. Go to a regular paint store and purchase some Acetone. Dip those coins in the Acetone. That should get rid of the sticky stuff and most dirts that are just hang on type dirts. For more info on the use of Acetone, just do a search here, usually at the top of the screen, for Acetone.
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Carl,
Are there any risks or "de-value" reasons to the use of Acetone ? The "cleaned coin" thing ? "Keeping the original surface intact" as one mentioned ?
I didn't figure there was any harm in taking a dry terry cloth rag to them to "rub off" dirt and grime, but If I shouldn't do that, then is there a strong arguement in NOT using Acetone ? Now I feel in a quandry on leaving them as they are or "Acetone dip"..........
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To restate the obvious, you don't want to apply any sort of friction to your coins, since even a soft cloth will produce hairline scratches. The damage becomes much worse if there is any grit or even dust on the surface, since that material becomes abrasive when rubbed against the coin.
An acetone dip should be perfectly safe. You can also rinse your coins under tap water, but you should then give them a final rinse with distilled water (or acetone). Tap water contains minerals which will deposit on your coin if not rinsed off.
Edited by Jaobler
02/05/2008 09:54 am
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Pillar of the Community
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On what occasions would one "NOT" use an Acetone dip ? And is it good for ANY denomination of coin ? Recommended for Large Cents in the early 1800's for example ? Indian Heads ? Morgans ? 2 cents ? All "old" coins in my collection ? Now I'm curious if I need to do an "Acetone Bath" for every coin I've got !! Or is it certain metal materials and a "no no" for other metals ?
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Ken 3567 - I didn't think they were overlooked. I thought they were ignored because they mixed magnesium(?) in them. This supposidly made melting the silver out impossible.
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That's cool, my dad recenly (a couple of weeks ago) game me a bag of coins that he'd been saving through the years. I've yet to go through them because I'd like to get some supplies to store them before doing so. I know there is silver in the bag.
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I'm waiting for my dad to unload his hoard too. Figure he's 65 so it may be coming soon!
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magusxxx,
Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware silver couldn't be separated due the mixed composition.
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Congrats! That is how I got started - my grandparents gave me a Morgan silver dollar when I was 10 or 11 and told me there would be more when I got older and they did give me more. Also, got some when my wife's dad passed away. |
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Okay....i finally went through the War Nickles ! There was a "P", "D", "S" of each year 1942,43,44,45......except I'm missing one mint in the year 42. Almost had each year represented with each mint.
I still haven't attempted to clean them yet........ not sure about the acetone and distilled water thing. Never done that before, so I might just leave them as they are...not sure.
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GEEEEMANNNYYY CHRISTMAS ! HOOO AHHHH ! That means I've got them ALL ! That's great Jbuck ! Thanks for the info ! My Dad asked me to see if he had them all represented or not ! I thought I was going to have to tell him ......Nope ! You were missing one dad ! So, that's cool !  Edited by eaglefoot
02/14/2008 3:09 pm
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