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Valued Member
United States
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Poll Question
Wanted to do a poll to see how to majority of people treat their coins with acetone.
Vote for which one you do!
-CRHer
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Pillar of the Community
United States
932 Posts |
Only my dirty cheap coins. Not really a section for that though...
Edited by OspreyCoins
09/26/2015 9:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3049 Posts |
Unless it's already slabbed.. it gets a little bath before joining the rest of my collection. If I end up buying a large number of coins I have no problems running a coin-acetone bathhouse for a few days.... You NEVER know what the previous owner has done and the one thing I would hate is something on my coin spreading to others..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I only use it on coins that appear to need it. These for me look to have some type of contaminants on them. If the surface appears normal and natural I leave well enough alone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
513 Posts |
So far, only my dirty, cheap coins, until I get more, uh, proficient and comfortable with conservation.
Edited by Garoyn
09/26/2015 10:58 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Next quiz: In what quantity do you purchase your Acetone? a) Do they really make bottles this small? b) I forgot it was in my back pocket and sat on it. c) You know it's cheaper when you get the big containers. d) Can some one help me lift this? e) How do you park a tanker truck?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I have not used acetone on any of my coins so far.
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Valued Member
United States
486 Posts |
i only use it on coins that really need it. id be a bit hesitant to use it on a really expensive coin, but it wouldn't hurt it
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I only use it on coins that appear to need it. These for me look to have some type of contaminants on them. If the surface appears normal and natural I leave well enough alone. YES,  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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only when needed. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you notice the majority of replies indicate most use it only when needed. And even then, not all. And from what I've seen in stores, the metal quart can is the most popular. Places like Walmart, Kmart, Sears, etc. normally only carry the quart size anyway. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I've only used it on coins that have signs of PVC goo.
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Pillar of the Community
1325 Posts |
Too rainy and haven't really found a coin that is in emergency need of cleaning that distilled vinegar wouldn't allow me to read dates or mm.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1314 Posts |
Lately I've been adding to my world collection and those from the local "Foreign Bucket" run about 7 cents apiece and are really dirty. I mean my hands were black after combing through the bucket for a while. Overseas shipments are a bit more expensive, but equally dirty. Current additions are really "bathworthy" so when I saw the new gallon size at Wal*Mart for $17, I picked it up. (Plus it degreases metal before bluing gun parts.)
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Pillar of the Community
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So you are saying you just put all coins in something and pour acetone from Walmart over them all and let them sit, then pour out the acetone (maybe filter and re-use it) to jsut give a quick grime removal to all coins? If so, what it your process and how many uses do you get out of the gallon? Edited by shadz
09/27/2015 4:48 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:So you are saying you just put all coins in something and pour acetone from Walmart over them all and let them sit, then pour out the acetone (maybe filter and re-use it) to jsut give a quick grime removal to all coins? Not sure if this is ment to be real but hopefully not. I've actually tried this and some rather horrible results. I tried it with a Nickel, Silver Dime, Large Cent, Small Cent and Quarter. Large Cent got the worst of it. Turned real red. Nickel turned blakish. This is just not good idea. Attempts to reuse such Acetone too is not smart. It would now contain all sorts of contaminates. When such coins are removed, usually now have all sorts of STUFF on them. Just not smart. |
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Posted 09/26/2015 10:11 pm
