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Posted 01/03/2012 2:47 pm
So, I gave all the coins an acetone bath, and used an acetone-soaked cotton swab to remove difficult spots (being careful to roll, not rub, the swap over the surface of the coin to remove the nasty stuff as advised by a couple of web sites I looked at).
This process was certainly successful in removing the green PVC contamination from the coins. However, at the end of the day, I'll be turning around and selling the coins, hopin to make a small profit. The clad BU coins were well below the quality of my existing collection, so no opportunity to upgrade. As for the clad proofs, I really don't collect individual proofs, and the coins didn't have enough visual appeal and "pop" to me to change my mind and make an exception for my Ike set. For the silvers (BU and proofs), again I don't typically collect non-circulating silver coins, and the coins, while beautiful (especially the shiny silver proofs) each lacked that certain something for me to make the exception to my collecting focus.
Perhaps someday if I find some clad proofs and/or silver Ikes in another auction for a good price, I may reconsider, but for now, the coins from this purchase are being released back into the wild.
Thanks again for the feeback and suggestions. It was much appreciated.
This process was certainly successful in removing the green PVC contamination from the coins. However, at the end of the day, I'll be turning around and selling the coins, hopin to make a small profit. The clad BU coins were well below the quality of my existing collection, so no opportunity to upgrade. As for the clad proofs, I really don't collect individual proofs, and the coins didn't have enough visual appeal and "pop" to me to change my mind and make an exception for my Ike set. For the silvers (BU and proofs), again I don't typically collect non-circulating silver coins, and the coins, while beautiful (especially the shiny silver proofs) each lacked that certain something for me to make the exception to my collecting focus.
Perhaps someday if I find some clad proofs and/or silver Ikes in another auction for a good price, I may reconsider, but for now, the coins from this purchase are being released back into the wild.
Thanks again for the feeback and suggestions. It was much appreciated.
