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Moderator
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Maybe shellacked at one point? Acetone soak. John1  |
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Australia
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It appears to be severely corroded. I would assume the "colour" is from byproducts of advanced corrosion.
Acetone does not remove corrosion byproducts, or oxidation.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
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So yea what's going on with gold Plated coins? I have a cpl newer State Quarters that are gold! They come from the mint gold Plated, but they really don't have any added value? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you try the acetone soak, let us know the results.
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Australia
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Quote: I have a cpl newer State Quarters that are gold! They come from the mint gold Plated, but they really don't have any added value? They "don't have added value" because they didn't actually come from the Mint like that. A coin marketing company (which might or might not have a name that might make people think it was a mint or officially connected to the Mint somehow, even though it isn't) got a bunch of normal quarters and had them plated, then mass-marketed them for a large markup. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I put it in acetone night before last at about 9 pm! Still soaking now, hasn't affected the yellow at all, minimal if any
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Pillar of the Community
United States
588 Posts |
Just pulled it out the acetone:   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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My theory is : Gold plated and at some time in it's life subjected to a bath of acid .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Might try soaking in water. Acetone will not remove water based glue like Elmers.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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More of a melt coin. Too much damage to be a keeper. The color was probably from sulfur in the air of its environment. That plus tarnish of the silver in the nickel.
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02/19/2022 7:26 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Using acetone is like following a trouble-shooting process on a stained/crud-encased coin. If it works, that narrows the issue (eliminates some possibilities). If it doesn't work, then that narrows the issue (suggesting other possibilities).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow so acetone will remove epoxy, random other organic substances, but doesn't do anything to Elmer's glue we uses in kindergarten?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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May have been buried in iron-rich soil.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I tell you! That was a nugget of FUN reading! But according to that, will only remove 2 part epoxies and superglue before they harden
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