1956 Washington Quarter From My Childhood - Page 2

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Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 05:02 am Thanks. I will give it a shot this weekend and report results. Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 6:12 pm OK, just put the 1956 into an acetone bath. Figured I'd give it 15 minutes. Good? Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 05/19/2023 6:45 pm OK, here is after a 15 minute soak. Still not sure how long to leave a coin in. Guess it varies depending on the amount of crud. I can tell a little difference, but not a lot. Of course, a little is better than nothing. Having a devil of a time trying to shoot pics - this coin a so reflective. Should I let it soak longer, or is this about as good as acetone can do? Completely inexperienced here. Edited by Blastenpene4 05/19/2023 6:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 05/20/2023 09:27 am Will a longer soak help this out, or is this about all I can expect? Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 05/21/2023 3:51 pm Does Verdi-chem do anything salutary to silver coins? Trying to learn and appreciative of knowledge imparted. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 05/21/2023 4:47 pm if you've soaked it for 15 mins so far, you could probably try a second saok for an hour most gunk comes off within the first couple minutes, so an hour soak will probably make only a small difference don't forget that every time you handle a coin, you run the risk of damaging it by accident (dropping it, leaving a fingerprint, etc.) Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 05/21/2023 5:03 pm Thanks, I'll give that a shot. I can see an improvement from the 15 minutes and the coin really has no value except on a personal basis for me. Trying to improve the appearance of any coin is tough for me as I was always told (way back when) to just leave them alone. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18717 Posts	Posted 05/22/2023 08:37 am Quote: Trying to improve the appearance of any coin is tough for me as I was always told (way back when) to just leave them alone. in almost all cases this would be true. there are some issues wear stabilizing a coin may outweigh removing something that could severely impact the coin in the future such as verdigris. for a rarer coin it would be advisable to have those professionally conserved. Report this Post to the Staff
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