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Pillar of the Community
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Unless I misunderstood the meaning of "cleaning" "No cleaning" is just a shorthand way of saying don't clean things the wrong way, which is most of the ways. Yes, an acetone dip is cleaning in a technical sense, but we don't call it that. Cleaning to the average person means scrubbing and polishing, which is fine for cars and dishes and furniture but not for coins, so best just to say "no cleaning" and clarify with the few safe exceptions rather than send the wrong message. I hope that it is clear what the safe things to do with coins are. |
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Moderator
 United States
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Acetone "conserves" a coin,does not "clean" a coin. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Acetone only removes some of the stuff on you coins. It does not take off anything of the coin itself. Washing with soap and water could really do some damage. Water is different everywhere. So is soap. The water could be acidic. Same with the soap. It is just good practice to leave a coin the way you find it. Removing some stuff from a coin could actually be removing some of the original metal of the coin.
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Valued Member
 Australia
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Thanks for the info, will look up in older forum about the acetone dipping. So I misunderstood the meaning of "cleaning" in coins collecting  For those who are using soap and water method, just wondering what type of soap are you using? And is there anything I need to be aware of? Example if dish washing liquid is used there are normal or concentrated ones. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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For those who are using soap and water method, just wondering what type of soap are you using? And is there anything I need to be aware of?
Yes, that for anything other than ancients you will very likely do more harm than good. The basic rule of thumb for conserving/cleaning coins is that if you have to ask you very likely aren't the one who should be doing it. You need to have a good understanding of grading and coins in general and then you can experiment on cheap ones to see |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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For those who are using soap and water method, just wondering what type of soap are you using? And is there anything I need to be aware of?
Example if dish washing liquid is used there are normal or concentrated ones. If you reread my post you will know that soap & water is cleaning which is a big NO NO ! |
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United States
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For cleaning/conserving, I usually refer people to this post first. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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Yes I did read your post about not using soap and water however.... Acetone is extremely flammable and I am a smoker, I'm pretty sure that I will end up burning my eye brow someday  I never use acetone before and don't feel comfortable using it at this stage so I'm looking at second opinion and options |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1005 Posts |
My opinion is that you should never use soap on coins. Only ever used distilled water, acetone, or xylene. If you are worried about using these, do not do anything to the coins.
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Valued Member
Australia
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I will not do anything to my coins at the moment since I'm not confident with acetone.
By the way, what's the difference between normal tap water and distilled water?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Normal tap water has dissolved solids and ions in it that could possibly affect the coin's surface. For example, if there is lots of dissolved chlorine in your tap water then it could set off corrosion of the coin with long enough exposure. If there's salt in your tap water same story.
Distilled water is free from dissolved solids and its high purity makes it safe for coins.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Use the acetone outside and reframe from smoking while you are soaking your coins . It's not that dangerous ,just use common sense .  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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How do you dispose the used acetone liquid or do you leave it to evaporate and dispose with the container?
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Valued Member
Australia
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Granma's remedy...One table spoon of bi-carb of soda stirred into a cup of just boiled water. Place coin carefully into a small basket where the coin is standing up. Place the basket with coin into the bi-carb water solution and leave until water is cold. Remove basket-coin and run under a hot water tap. Pat the coin dry..DO NOT PUT COIN BACK INTO 2X2 until you remove all the water from the coin by putting it under a hair dryer for a minute each side. This process will only remove dirt/dust buildup from the coin. For carbon spots and verd the best way is just don't buy the coin....
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United States
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never use acetone before and don't feel comfortable using it at this stage Ever use nail polish remover or been around it? Although it might have other ingredients (fragrance, conditioners, etc.) it is still acetone. It may not always be full strength, but the stuff my wife uses is. That being said, do not use nail polish remover for your coins unless the bottle says 100% acetone. The additives could have unknown affects. Quote:
How do you dispose the used acetone liquid or do you leave it to evaporate and dispose with the container? I usually just let it evaporate. It goes pretty quick as long as you are in a well ventilated area. |
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