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 great coins at a great price |
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Great coins at the best price in the world, MAN you a lucky devil  . Nice pickup  |
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Ze Zilvr.....we needz ze zilver  |
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Thanks guys. Some of them have a little crud on them. And one of the half dollars has a tape.mark on the back. I know cleaning coins is taboo, very bad. But I've heard that mild soap and water, without rubbing the surface can clean light build up without damaging patina or the coin. Any thoughts on that?
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Prolly oughtta just leave 'em be. What a sweet deal, congrats man!
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Tape residue can be easily and safely removed with acetone and a Q-tip; minimal rubbing please, to avoid surface hairlines.
The 1 mark coin is German; it's copper-nickel, NOT silver.
Maybe you could surprise your benefactor with a box of chocolates or something sweet instead of cash, as thanks for a mighty 'sweet' gift.
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Good idea mysilveryears, thanks.
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Nice score (and you can't beat free)
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Very very nice! One of my next coins is gonna be the Columbus! And you just got 2 for the best price, + a bunch more! Congrats!! That's awesome!
As for cleaning them, obviously cleaning is a no no, but plenty of people have mentioned that an acetone dip will remove tape and such without affecting the coin or any remaining luster at all and it's market accepted and wouldn't warrant a details grade. I don't know.. I think that may work better than soap and water, but then again, I could be wrong. Can anyone confirm this?
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I can. The acetone took the tape residue offin about 5 min, it has all the original tones except where tape was, so now it hasa rectangulur absence of toning. I like it. I also cleaned the dime a bit, theres alot better details on the sheild then I thought. Acetone is wonderful. Soap and water can damage a coins patina if done wrong or the wrong type is used
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