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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Nothing much, but I had this silver (.10) 1960 1 peso from Mexico that was just plain ugly. Don't know if it was glue, varnish or what. Soaked all afternoon in acetone and it helped (I'd given it a short bath a few years ago with little effect, so decided to try again but for much longer). Still only worth melt value, about $1.25, but at least it's a bit more presentable now. The scratches are lot more noticeable now, though  .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Impressive recovery, but agree it's now clearly a "details" coin.
Edited by Coinfrog
08/24/2021 7:43 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19450 Posts |
Good example of acetone's abilities.
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Valued Member
United States
266 Posts |
I "restored" a Peace dollar that I bought at a LCS that was in his junk silver bin. It looked terrible. But after a long soak in acetone, it ended up being AU grade and a very handsome coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3754 Posts |
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...it ended up being AU grade and a very handsome coin.  Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1086 Posts |
I definitely prefer the coin afterwards. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8025 Posts |
ALways a very handsome type, and now much better! Looks like old tape residue maybe.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3754 Posts |
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Looks like old tape residue maybe. That's very possible. Whatever it was it was quite thick and hardened, and took a very long soak to loosen it up. Even then I had to lightly rub with a cotton swab to get it to come off. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Definitely glue residue. Coin is much spiffier after the acetone bath. |
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Posted 08/24/2021 9:30 pm
