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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have two colorized ASE. One is rather comical because apparently the stripes are red, white AND blue. Is there an easy way to remove the paint with out hurting the coin? Or should I just let it be and only consider it silver? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not worth the effort IMO. The coin is bullion and damaged already.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Soak in acetone ... sometimes up to a couple weeks .. paint should come off ..
and does not hurt the coin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
570 Posts |
I agree with GoldRush58, soak it in acetone. Just don't use nail polish remover. Nail polish remover is not made of acetone anymore. Go to your local hardware store or even Walmart to get it. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Definately give it a try...couldn't hurt!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
A few things to consider.
1. Do you already have Acetone at home?
2. If not, you'll find a can at most hardware type stores will cost you about $5
3. With the price of gasoline for your car, to drive to a place to buy some would also cost you a little more
4. If you do have to buy some, now what do you do with the rest of the stuff?
5. Acetone is highly flamable, dangerous and should not be left around if no other purpose except to get paint of a coin.
6. Now if you do use the Acetone and want to leave soaking for a few weeks, just where will you leave it?
I suugest you just forget attempting to salvage those coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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And really, who cares if they're colorized? They're worth at least the silver they're minted with and probably won't get any more valuable by removing the paint (even if it gives them a facelift).
I know this sounds stupid, but who's to say that the colorized versions, cheesy as they may be, won't be collectable/valuable some day? As I type it, I realize that it would be pretty easy to counterfeit if they ever became worth something.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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have a 1921 Morgan with a hologram painted face ,, (failed test painting local coin shop ) got it at melt ha,, think I'll keep as is ! BTW eagle is fine and doing well. ;)
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Pillar of the Community
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A few things to consider. just carl thank you very good advice . one of the few fires I ever had to fight was acetone ! ohh and practice actually pulling the safety pin ( fire extinguisher ) and test squeezing the trigger for real Waste an old one it's worth it! In a panic it is hard to do UNLESS you PRACTICE ! something to do with heart rate and adrenaline ,,, edit for grammar Edited by tokenmast
06/29/2011 2:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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but who's to say that the colorized versions, cheesy as they may be, won't be collectable/valuable some day? There is a very simple reason why the colorized versions will never have any value over intrinsic silver- they are not US Mint applications so literally anyone can create a colorized US coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My local coin shop actually pays less for a colored ASE vs. an uncirculated one. They buy the colored ASEs at the same rate they buy generic rounds for (I think 5% less spot) and they pay spot for an one. Just might be my dealer, not sure what others would pay. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:My local coin shop actually pays less for a colored ASE vs. an uncirculated one The dealers in my area, do the same thing, pay less for painted ASE's. To me paint is a same negative as a finger print or some other material that should not be on a coin. And acetone does a very good job taking it off. I have removed paint from ASE's that were not selling at a local shop .. they sat on a shelf for months, and at silver round price. After removing the paint the same ASE's were sold in less than a week, at regular ASE price. If you are buying a lot of coins, having a can of acetone may be something you want to keep around. Yes of course you have to be careful where you store it .. I keep mine where I keep my lawn mower gas .. not in the house. When I soak a coin I put the coin into a jar with a lid, and it sits on my workbench in my workshop. |
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United States
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The coins don't really carry an value about their bullion anyway so I wouldn't worry about it.
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Posted 06/28/2011 8:50 pm
