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ldhair Valued Member United States 115 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 9:16 pm The q-tip killed the coin more than it already was. A few baths in acetone without the rubbing would have ended with better results. It's not possible to rub any coin without it looking harshly cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 9:57 pm Idhair, hardly. Light qtip use does NOT cause harsh cleaning marks. And that coin is far from killed. Report this Post to the Staff
OneBowl Pillar of the Community United States 759 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 10:14 pm Everybody...If all you saw were the "after" pictures, would you think the coin was cleaned. I would suspect it was, mainly due to the reverse, but I'd take it in a heartbeat. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2364 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 07:44 am Thanks for all the comments, and suggestions. My weak photography skills were probably the cause of the cleaning comments. In hand the coin doesn't look cleaned in my opinion. The green background appears much lighter on the reverse picture so - too much light. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Edited by cipster 09/21/2012 07:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
ldhair Valued Member United States 115 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 07:53 am I would call light Q-tip use as just rolling the q-tip over the surface of the coin with no pressure. This helps pick up the stuff the acetone has broken loose. After that it's time for fresh acetone and a second bath and possibly several more baths. The rubbing part is what gives the coin the look of being harshly cleaned. It didn't leave any marks but the rubbing did eat into the skin and gave the fields that shiny polished look. My point is that you can't rub a coin with anything and not get that harshly cleaned look. Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 07:55 am I dont thimk it looks blue and I wouldnt have said it was cleaned if I saw the after photos only. Much better Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 09/21/2012 11:32 am Just kidding <BG>. But not on Red MS Lincoln Cents treated with aceteone. Report this Post to the Staff
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