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Valued Member
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Thank you both. I haven't thought of acetone  . Before I'll resort to chemicals, I'll post some more pictures (tomorrow) because that scan is just bad color-wise. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, try acetone regardless. Buy 100% pure, and make sure the one you buy has no oil.
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Valued Member
Slovenia
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Ok, forgot that my home computer also reads SD cards.  Now this picture is not great, I know, but at least the colors are more or less real.  coin197: Yes, I have pure acetone from my previous experiment (with green PVC residue on some Austrian schilling). |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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If you put it under a high powered microscope, you should be able to see cells if it is blood.
Edited by Andrew99
01/16/2017 2:26 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I'm betting pure acetone will get rid of that and it does no harm to the coin, nor is it considered cleaning (except by a very few).
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Valued Member
United States
321 Posts |
If it is indeed blood that would actually be so cool, at least to me.
I am not a violent person, nor do I promote violence, it's just that the time period this coin circulated was a bloody event.
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Pillar of the Community
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If it is indeed blood that would actually be so cool, at least to me.
I am not a violent person, nor do I promote violence, it's just that the time period this coin circulated was a bloody event.  |
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Valued Member
Slovenia
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Omegaraptor and coinlover1899: I can understand your reasoning; part of me even agrees with you. But the other part is stronger. The part that really dislikes the idea of having a coin with such a bloody history. Anyway, the results are in  There was no reaction to hydrogen peroxide, which my gf just happened to have at hand. There was also no reaction whatsoever to acetone. So I guess this settles it. The stains aren't blood. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll be interested to see the results of the acetone bath.
I don't like picturing that time in history. It reminds me there's a side to human nature that I really want to pretend doesn't exist. Probably better that I'm reminded from time to time that I am just pretending, but it isn't something I enjoy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Fyi, they hydrogen peroxide thing works well for blood on clothes, even white clothes. Comes in very handy if you have kids that get bloody noses. Let sit for a few minutes then put in the wash and boom. No more blood or stain even on white clothes
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Valued Member
Slovenia
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Cascade: Thank you for the tip. I don't have kids, but such info is always welcome, since I have psoriasis and sometimes scratch myself to blood.
twslisa: I could photo the coin again in a few days, but there was no change whatsoever, so I didn't bother to take new pictures.
Hmmm ... Now I'm starting to think I didn't soak the coin long enaugh. I left it in aceotne for about 45 minutes. That should be enough to see some change if there was anything to it ... What do you guys think?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Hire a Vampire and ask him to check it for you. Or just use the Acetone and/or Hydrogen Peroxide on it. |
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Moderator
 United States
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If you are worried about spending bloody coins, just wash your coins before spending them.
If you soaked them in acetone for 45 minutes, then anything you are still seeing on the coin is not blood.
Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Valued Member
Slovenia
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nss-52: I don't think I understood first part of your post. If you are talking about my skin condition ... Let's just say that my psoriasis is located around my knees and those usually don't come in contact with coins just carl: Yeah, but if TV has taught me anything, vampires are nothing but trouble. I'll just stick to simple chemicals |
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