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Bedrock of the Community
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I would like to use the least abrasive to start with Not least abrasive, you want to be completely nonabrasive. Anything abrasive will certainly damage a coin, leaving hairlines in the process, so that is why you want to stick with wet methods only. That can be anything from distilled water to various organic solvents to mineral oil, depending on what you are trying to remove. Edited by biokemist6
07/30/2009 12:53 pm
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Valued Member
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Thanks biokemist6
I am still working on the pictures. I took some last night but have not had any luck resizing them. My son has friends over tonight, hopefully he can help me figure it out tomorrow night or Saturday.
The coins are mostly silver, with some nickels and pennies.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Distilled water will not do any damage either. Must be DISTILLED. The minerals in regular drinking water could reek havoc on the coin's metal.
As with many things always try the cheapest, safest things first. And distilled water can be used for other things also. First try the distilled water method. If your not happy with that, then try the Acetone method. This can be purchased at almost any paint department from Walmart, Kmart, Sears, Menards, HomeDepot, etc. Dip the coins in Acetone. Try using only glass utensiles. Then rinse with the distilled water, blow dry. Additional types of cleaning is just not smart. |
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Valued Member
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Okay! My son is off of the phone! He said, Dad that is simple so here we go with pictures of the coins to be stored.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I do love Franklin halves. But I think we're all missing the most important thing here.....this man is a crown royal whisky drinker!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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OK
Does anyone see a problem with (1)swishing the silver, nickel and copper in distilled water (2)laying them out on a clean white cotton cloth and blow drying?
Will they stand any rubbing or is it best to take what I get with rinsing?
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
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Actually the Crown Royal Bags came with the coins. I suspect that what I paid for the coins will go toward "buying more bags". Who knows, more bags might mean more coins? He will not tell me how many he has. He just shows up from time to time with a bag full of coins to sell.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A swish in distilled water and then drying on a towel is just fine, you could also use a hair dryer with a cold setting. As a general practice, rubbing a coin with anything is usually not good because any tiny piece of grit or rough surface can create scratches on the coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks biokemist6
Do you think that this will be sufficient to pack them away for awhile?
r
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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think I would roll them first then put them in the ziplock just so the dont keep knockin around
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There is a bigger problem here than the dust or dirt on the coins. In those bags the coins are continuously banging against each other and possibly doing more damage than cleaning. My suggestion is to look into the purchasing of plastic tubes made for coin storages. First clean with the distilled water and make sure they are dry and then place in those plastic tubes. Anther thing would be to place each coin in a 2x2 flip but that looks expensive considering the amount you have. You may want to also look into an Album such as Dansco, Whitman, Littleton, etc. and start an actual coin set of some of those. For all such coin items there are numerous on line coin dealers that sell those items. Ask here and you would probably get several names of those. Also, many coin shops, hobby shops and even coin shows sell such items.
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Thanks just carl
As a matter of fact, when I started buying all of these I also started buying 2x2s. However, before I started putting the coins in I read that the coins would continue to deteriorate if not prepared properly.
I ran across this forum while I was surfing for advice and registered.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks just carl
As a matter of fact, when I started buying all of these I also started buying 2x2s. However, before I started putting the coins in I read that the coins would continue to deteriorate if not prepared properly.
I ran across this forum while I was surfing for advice and registered.
Not really. If a coin is cut off from the invironment, no air or gasses can get to it, not much more will happen to them. If in a 2x2, for example, and the ends sealed with tape, no air can get to the coin so not much will happen again. Same in those plastic tubes. Close the top and seal with tape and so ends that. Of course with those plastic tubes there will be air left if not filled so a piece of cotton could be added to take up the excess room. If you place the coins in the average Coin Album, air can much easier get to those coins. This is why I place all my Coin Albums in Zip Lock plastic bags. |
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That settles it then. I do want to rinse the loose dirt off with distilled water, but I definitely will not go any further. By the way, the twenty or so that I have rinsed look good.
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