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Moderator
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after the bleach, it turned them to ugly colors. Yes I learned this lesson too early in my collecting years.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My sympathies for a lesson learn. At least you only damaged low grade coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One way to repair the damage is a rock tumbler. You can do it with rocks or with brass shell casings. I haven't done it for a while but remember that the fields get a sandblasted look. It works a lot faster than the coins-in-pocket method.
oriole, I used to eat at a restaurant called The Oriole in Hoquiam, Washington. There are no orioles within 1500 miles, but they decided to paint what they thought was an oriole on the window with tempera. I told them that it wasn't an oriole, and they washed it off in shame. If I remember right it was red and looked sort of like a cardinal.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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10/18/2019 8:15 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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meh, once I know they're stable and aren't going to be damaged further, I'll likely throw them into my lock box and won't worry about it anymore.
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
One of my goals is to get a MS-68 morgan eventually, trust me, nothing ain't ever going to touch it except for me or when my family takes it out if I'm dead.
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Valued Member
United States
171 Posts |
On the topic of bad cleaning fluids for coins, I still remember as a little kid with my grandmother when we tried to clean some steel '43 pennies with vinegar and salt, and grandpa coming home and seeing his top blow off when he saw what we were doing. Turned those coins to rust.
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Canada
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oriole, I used to eat at a restaurant called The Oriole in Hoquiam, Washington. @thq, actually orioles nest pretty much all over Washington State, while Cardinals are close to 1000 miles away! I am glad that you set them straight! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A wire wheel on a bench grinder will take that darkening off.   However, also much of the metal too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You get major points for being honest! |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I was at the library yesterday paging through old (1964-1966) Numismatic Scrapbook magazines. There were ten or twelve different coin cleaners advertised. Each better than the last.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Burton,
But wait! There's more!
Remember all those old Coin Week advertisers selling a Blast White Beauty?
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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10/19/2019 11:58 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nothing to lose now.....dip the heck out of it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Dump them in the street, back over them several times in your truck, dump rock salt on them and back your truck over them a few dozen more times, then let them set in a bucket of pure ammonia for 28 days, rinse with the garden hose and (most importantly), allow to air dry for a few months (minimum 3 months, but they improve with age). There you go. Then sell on ebay for big money!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tried ketchup on a beat up cent once. Turned out more beige than copper from the acid.
ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
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United States
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bleach is an oxidizer, so your results are to be expected.
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