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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Mynt, have you started the cleaning process yet? And if so, which method of cleaning did you decide upon? And have you had any success?   |
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Valued Member
 Sweden
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Not yet, Snooba. I plan to tackle it this weekend. I'm probably going with acetone... I'll post results here when I finish. Thanks for asking.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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O.K. so what happened when you did your thing?
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New Member
United States
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That appears to be a VF or better coin. Try checking out ncscoin.com. They offer a conservation & restoration service and can clean it (for a minimum $15 fee or 3 % of it's value over that).
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Valued Member
Sweden
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Finally! After getting around to it, here are the results. I submerged the coin in acetone for about 3.5 hours. I occasionaly used a Q-tip to go over the problem areas. I'm pretty satisfied with the results... 90% of the green disappeared, with exception of harder to reach areas. Yep, I missed the reverse spot between N and I in "United."   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Mynt, that's a fine job! And good pics, too. That's a curious little circulation mark below the date. I had to do a double take since it almost looks like a mint mark. "F" for 'Frisco?  Unless you're planning to sell the nickel, that little green remainder shouldn't cause any harm, actually gives a little color to the coin. Fred |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
I assume you're kidding, Fred.
It's 'F' for Fraser.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Excellent result, Mynt. The coin looks much better to me. All that green detracts so much from a coin. Good Job!
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Pillar of the Community
Czech Republic
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Ahhh .... good ol' Acetone :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It turned out pretty good.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, It looks alot nicer. Thanks so much for sharing your endeavour. I know nothing about detecting cleaned coins. Would this now be considered a cleaned coin and can you tell it has been cleaned by just looking at the second set of pictures? Also, has the acetone bath diminished the value of the coin in any way?
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Valued Member
Sweden
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Thanks guys. This was quite a learning experience. Go acetone!  Yes, ichirensha. This kind of cleaning certainly cuts into the coin's resale value, but I hate to imagine what would've happened if it wasn't cleaned. |
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Pillar of the Community
Czech Republic
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Actually, I believe it does affect the coin's re-sale value, in a sense that trying to sell a coin with verdigris on it would bring the price down. Also, acetone does not take-off any toning, or leave any residue (we use it in fiber-optics due to the fact that it evaporates completely), so unless you scratched the coin with a Q-tip - the only change should be the lack of verdigris.
~Roman
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United States
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Try olive oil next time and it will help bring back the surface and it wont make the coin look hazy or dried out. Nickel will brown up after using acetone in a few weeks
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Australia
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