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I don't have pure aceton right now (have not very pure), but will try to make bath for 1907 or 1910s and show it later :)
I can say for sure that acetone bath is necessary before hanging coin in a can
No gunk or it will be bad
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09/10/2018 05:18 am
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Nail polish remover (acetone based) didn't help much, need to buy pure   |
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All look much better after your treatment. One question is how do you hang those without leaving a mark of some kind? How do you connect a coin to string? Actually I've seen similar results from gun bluing solutions.
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It's paper clamp, you can see it on a few photos. Works like a magic, but even under it coin becomes dark.
Putting it on the edge of coin.
Yes, they are made of metal, but it don't leave any marks on coins. You won't scratch a coin if you don't want to, I'm sure.
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09/10/2018 08:11 am
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Acetone helps, green goes off, and under it raw glittering metal can be seen.   |
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Nice , I really like the 10-S after your method .  |
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This seems to be a pretty good way to artificially re-tone the copper coins that were cleaned up with stuff like ketchup. I might deliberately make a couple 1970's Lincolns pink and try to bring them back before going with more valuable candidates. I even like the hint of verdigris in the pictures you have shown. I wonder if just plain ammonia inhalants or even a household cleaning product with ammonia would have the same effect?  Makes you wonder how many coins you think are original have been through a treatment like this? That 1910 S would fool me any day. Edited by TNG
09/10/2018 09:43 am
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I think ammonia from drugstore is more preferable.
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I definitely like the end result more than how they looked before the treatment, especially the 1910-S LWC. |
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Have you attempted this treatment for Mint State (or Proof) coins with ugly toning?
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I don't have spare ms pennies (and proof ofc) at this time. I think they will be problem-free and just become dark brown.
And my opinion about proof coins in this process - they can get a raibow, going to full-brown at the end too.
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09/10/2018 10:15 am
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They look a little better than before the treating (The 10 S came out well) but they all still appear "messed with". They now look like cleaned recolored coppers.
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Conder101, I agree, but in case of pink coins it's better anyway. I worked a bit more with 1907 IHC, now it looks better. Without magnification it looks like a bomb - real piece of dark chocolate! Great plain field. One more secret from me, please don't bite me - if acetone can't "eat" green gunk, and it looks not very tough, try vinegar 0.5% for 15-30 minutes. Coin won't be damaged, even toning stay on it's place, but green gunk will go away. And if compairing to pink condition - it blows my mind. My way this time - acetone, vinegar 0.5%, smelling salts     Edited by flying_teapot
09/10/2018 11:24 am
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 wow I'd definitely be fooled by that. Looks quite good to me. |
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Yep, that's a major improvement in eye appeal for what was a "pink" copper.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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