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It appears I need to clean some coins with acetone. After rinsing in distilled water, should I consider dipping them in olive oil? I have read a number of suggestions about it helping coins. Go figure, I thought it was only good in salad dressing. Jim  |
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I have never dipped a coin myself...but read that its a good idea to practice on some disspensible coins before you do it on any coins of value. My 2c. Good luck!  |
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After you dip in olive oil, roll them in bread crumbs and brown in a pan, bake w/tomato sauce and cheese and you have coin parmagana.  Seriously, olive oil is acidic and will remove light contaminants. It is a very slow process. I would only "dip" a ms coin I acetone and only if silver or gold. It will ruin copper. If you dip a circulated coin it will look really bad and would destroy any value it has. bon appetit ! |
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[quote] Originally posted by groveyAfter you dip in olive oil, roll them in bread crumbs and brown in a pan, bake w/tomato sauce and cheese and you have coin parmagana. Seriously, olive oil is acidic and will remove light contaminants. It is a very slow process. I would only "dip" a ms coin I acetone and only if silver or gold. It will ruin copper. If you dip a circulated coin it will look really bad and would destroy any value it has. bon appetit ! [/quote Grovey, I have not laughed that hard in a while. Thx for the recipe and the advise. Jim |
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Olive oil is only good for copper coins, never good for other metals. But again, do it with caution. I had bad results and wouldn't do it again.
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The rinse in distilled is all that you need to do. Only use the olive oil on AE coins that are encrusted with dirt and need to soak for a long time.
Ron
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Originally posted by echizento
The rinse in distilled is all that you need to do. Only use the olive oil on AE coins that are encrusted with dirt and need to soak for a long time.
Ron
echizento, showing my ignorance, what is AE coins? Jim |
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Originally posted by Jim Biggs
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Originally posted by echizento
The rinse in distilled is all that you need to do. Only use the olive oil on AE coins that are encrusted with dirt and need to soak for a long time.
Ron
echizento, showing my ignorance, what is AE coins? Jim
AE means copper, like AG is silver, AU is gold. I think. Now, will some of you who say Acetone damages copper please post photos of that damage? I have used Acetone to remove biologicals from copper many many times, and I have yet to have a copper or bronze coin damaged by doing so. If your "acetone" is fingernail polish remover, then I understand because that stuff contains additional chemicals and contaminants. |
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I'm surprized no one has asked if that is supposed to be Virgin Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil or just plain old Olive Oil. And I've heard that even Olive Oils can vary depending on where it comes from. I too would suggest if you do try that, you use a piece of bread to absorb the excess. Then although you've ruined the coin at least you will have something to eat.
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I've got a few copper coins,and a few others that are not copper, that have been soaking in extra virgin olive oil for a couple of months,and yes it is a slow process,but slowly I am getting good results.....sorry,I don't have any good recipes for ya...hahaha LOL!!
:) sn31
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01/10/2007 10:33 pm
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1. I believe you should only use extra virgin olive oil. 2. Why is copper AE and not Cu? 3. I have used acetone on many copper coins and only one has been affected by it. The coin toned and I believe this happens if you dip them in acetone in cold weather. Here it is..  Steve Edited by triggersmob
01/11/2007 06:21 am
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Actually AE is bronze but is also used when identifying ancient copper coins. Extra virgin oil is the best to use, it is filtered better.
Ron
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And all this time I have been using corn oil thinking it said coin oil!  Guess I need new glasses.  Edited by TLS5933
01/11/2007 07:29 am
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EVOO (Rachel Ray's extra virgin olive oil), balsamic vinegar and PENNY pasta. makes a great salad.
Oh gosh, now I've started something again. But, CENT pasta just didn't work here.
Jim
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EVOO (Rachel Ray's extra virgin olive oil), balsamic vinegar and PENNY pasta. makes a great salad.
hahaha! Rachel Ray would be proud. |
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