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Pillar of the Community
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If you do clean, make sure you use the right stuff!  or  Edited by Prethen
03/06/2008 5:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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On this same note, I have a '21 Morgan that was apparently glued to something. The glue is still on the back. Will an acetone bath, and gentle wipeing with a Q-tip hurt it? Is there a better way the remove it? I just got it so I don't have any pics ATM.
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Pillar of the Community
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If you do clean, make sure you use the right stuff!
 I've always had good results with comet. Seriously though Woolfe I see no need to clean those coins. They look good except the 44-D which has probably been cleaned before. You don't want the rest of them looking like that one do you? Edited by JimR
03/06/2008 5:35 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Prethren, nice! Of course, don't forget that final dip in H2SO4...restore them to planchet-like quality.  That was their "original mint state" after all! Edited by KurtS
03/06/2008 6:46 pm
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There is nothing wrong with the way they look. As other's have said "Let them age Naturally". Put them in a flip until you decide what to do with them.
Rhubarb
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Pillar of the Community
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You'll NEVER find a perfect Wheat cent. NEVER. At least PCGS hasn't. Enjoy your coins the way they are. By trying to clean them there is a good likelihood that you could ruin them. |
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I'm with the 'no-clean' camp this time. Those already look great.
MorganNoob, yes, the actone bath and a VERY light q-tip should be fine.
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Pillar of the Community
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I use the acetone/q-tip on my wheats. Very soft use doesn't hurt it at all. I've tested even pressing really hard with a q-tip, then checked the before and after with 60x magnifier, no difference/scratches. But, the coins you have pictured, I see no reason to clean, just soak.
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Bedrock of the Community
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On this same note, I have a '21 Morgan that was apparently glued to something. The glue is still on the back. Will an acetone bath, and gentle wipeing with a Q-tip hurt it? Is there a better way the remove it? I just got it so I don't have any pics ATM.
I'd try distilled water first. Many common glues are water soluble. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Oooo....sulfuric acid....THAT should do the trick!
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Pillar of the Community
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MorganNoob, yes, the actone bath and a VERY light q-tip should be fine.
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I'd try distilled water first. Many common glues are water soluble.
I went to ACE last night and bought a can of acetone. After about 5 min half of the glue/epoxy was floating on the acetone. I gave it a nice gentle wipe with a qtip to make sure is was out of the grooves, and it looks great. Except the toning is really uneven because it didn't tone under the glue, but time will help that...  |
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never clean a coin.. Never!!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Per BadThad
NO NO and NO! LOL
Of course just to clarify what he was trying to say
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Bedrock of the Community
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I went to ACE last night and bought a can of acetone. After about 5 min half of the glue/epoxy was floating on the acetone. I gave it a nice gentle wipe with a qtip to make sure is was out of the grooves, and it looks great. Except the toning is really uneven because it didn't tone under the glue, but time will help that...
For one thing you first should have used a search on this forum for Acetone. Consider yourself lucky. I hope you rinsed the coin with distilled water or the residue from the evaporating Acetone may leave deposites on the coin. One to hard a push with a Qtip could have left a scratch on the coin. Note the ends of a Qtip, under the cotton, are not exactly what is nice on coins.
Always check you Acetone for impurities prior to usage on a coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Always check you Acetone for impurities prior to usage on a coin.
That is why I went to ACE instead of using the girlfriend's nail polish remover. quote:
One to hard a push with a Qtip could have left a scratch on the coin. Note the ends of a Qtip, under the cotton, are not exactly what is nice on coins.
I thought of that too, I held the swab as parallel to the coin as possible and only used the 'side' of it for this exact reason. When I get my QX5, I will look and see if I left any marks, but I was about as gentle as possible... Seeking: Crossed Fingers |
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