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Bedrock of the Community
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You could soak them in a big roster pan full of Acetone for a few days if you want to search them - or just take to a bank that has a counting machine and cash them in.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Marv's suggestion is a good one.  I'd like to add that if you're going to handle and search moldy cents, I'd wear gloves. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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You could soak them in a big roster pan full of Acetone for a few days  with Marv. But it doesn't need to be for days - a few hours would be sufficient. By the way, I have several of those roaster pans in various sizes. They're great for cooking, as well as many other applications. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't know if its mold or fungus, why not dip a ladle full of them into boiling water? I've never done it, wondering how the patina would hold.?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A rinse with boiling water won't hurt them. But absolutely do not use any soap or detergent - those chemicals are usually acidic and will adversely affect the color of the cents.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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But it doesn't need to be for days - a few hours would be sufficient. It's just because I would forget all about it and take me a few days to remember  ......... |
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and take me a few days to remember Remember what?  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Remember what? Well luckily (or unluckily) I can blame it on brain damage from when I got ran over by 2 cars when I was a kid, not for something I actually did like drinking or smoking weed...........  |
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I like the acetone soak idea.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I had a similar challenge with about $30 in cents a few years back. I was short of acetone and used 91% isopropyl alcohol--soaked overnight (covered), rinsed the next day in distilled water. Overall, good results were obtained.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you, everyone, lots of good info!
-makecents-
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United States
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I don't know where y'all are buying acetone.
But at $13/quart or $27/gallon (prices I'm seeing), that route seems pretty pricey for such a large number of Cents.
Plus, it's highly volatile. Unless contained in something closer to air-tight than a roaster pan, it wouldn't last long. [and it's highly flammable].
I thought I'd found a neat solution for coins with a small glass storage container with a clip-top glass lid. Even with its silicone seal and tightly closed, the little acetone molecules managed to escape, though it took a few weeks.
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Pillar of the Community
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Find a bank coin counting machine , turn them in . Looks like a biohazard issue |
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