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Pillar of the Community
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@ Pacificoin... Quote:
Over 45 years ..never use the stuff .
Much better restorative products I value your opinion...so there's a product on the market that you have had better success with...? We're in this together...  smat |
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I am going to guess MS70 cleaner? John1  |
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Over 45 years ..never use the stuff . Much better restorative products . Please do share Quote:
Are you dipping proofs? Yes, 1 dollar moderan commemorative coins that I buy for just a touch over scrap value I don't pay more the $25 for them. I have bought some as cheap as $18 and $22.50 Quote:
I would only dip it one time in my diluted mixture, about 20% pure distilled water for no more than 2 seconds. One dip didn't get all of the haze that some of the coins had I'm guessing that when you win a coin for $18 on ebay the seller dosen't send you the finest example |
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Then a long rinse with warm running water on both sides... Followed by using can compressed air to dry them I would replace this step with a flowing rinse of pure acetone. It will air dry in seconds. Running water has impurities that can stick to the coin as it dries. Using compressed air will not remove it all. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would replace this step with a flowing rinse of pure acetone. It will air dry in seconds. I actually planned to try this on my next coin Edited by Boba Debt
06/13/2022 12:35 pm
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I actually planned to try this on my next coin Excellent!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
750 Posts |
Despite of what people think about this process I will say this I was not happy with the inconsistant condition of the $1 proof coins I was buying Some looked amazing while others were hazy and some were slightly toned It kind of bugged me NOW They all pretty much look the same which IMO they look amazing Including the 1976 Bicentenial It's nothing that can really be captured with a picture but here is one page  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Best advice leave your coins alone .
Restorative measures cost big money
at the services (NCS) (PCGS) (ANACS) .
You can get similar results using a few
Of these .
Sudsy Ammonia ..fantastic on Cloudy Proofs .
Coin Care , MS70 are a few more .
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United States
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United States
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nice set of coins - thanks for sharing
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for sharing Quote:
nice set of coins - thanks for sharing Thanks It's not a hard set to put together but it has been interesting and it has refreashed my memory of historical events Centenials, 50 years anverseries, coins for people I forgot about - remind me of our very interesting history |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
750 Posts |
Here is a before/after comaruson of my most recent coin It was so reflective I had to angle the phone more just to get the picture  |
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Very nice! |
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United States
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the main active ingredients are sulfuric acid and thiourea Ouch! Myself I only use conservation services from grading companies. I,m too scared to do it myself.I leave it to professionals. I give you credit though for doing it yourself. If you are completely happy with your results then can not condone your approach to cleaning or self preservation on your coins. Good luck, nice collection.
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It looks like your process worked. congrats.
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