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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
Hi guys I must admit I am a little confused at the surface (coating) on this 1943 tombac. Look at the pictures, looks like a beautiful coin, hardly no wear and very mint shape...? Look at the arrows that seem to point to 2 bubbles that are a by product of using varithane. The other 2 arrows point to the rim and looks like the effect varithane has when sun light hits it. Am I correct, or just panicking....?    |
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Canada
677 Posts |
That is truely a good looking nickel. Just think of it being preserved and not damaged. I would not want to pop the bubbles. A true conservationist would have held the tip of the paint gun back a little more for better atomization. LOL.
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Rest in Peace
 1988 Posts |
The only trouble cownick, I don't think that is a normal thing to do with coins...I would imagine the value would go right down.
How on earth would some one remove the varithane (if that's what it is) without damaging the coin itself...?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1984 Posts |
Here is a recent thread on lacquer. There were some threads talking about it just a few days before this one started...... https://goccf.com/t/101811 |
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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
Thanks Smallcentguy for the link...Read it and one question. If the coin I have is in really great shape, and if I do not remove the varithane, then is the coin worth less...? I AM AFRAID TO TRY IT...!  |
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Canada
1984 Posts |
I am not sure I would recommend it, at least not without trying it out quite a few times before. I am not sure what effect if any acetone has on tombac. It would be worth experimenting on some low grade coins first.
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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
True Smallcentguy....like you said, try it on cheap coins, because it could have a bad effect on a tombac.
Would be nice to see what was underneath though...!
Does anyone know if this is a common practice to preserve coins...?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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People did this all the time to copper based coins. There is really no easy way to remove it without leaving visible staining. Considering this coin is not hard to come by in Mint State Red, I'd just put in a flip as a nice example of a coated coin.
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1988 Posts |
Hey Ugly (doesn't seem proper to say that, ha,ha,but) Ya, could ruin it, at least it is a coin in pretty good shape if I leave it alone.
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