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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm a relative newbie when it comes to collecting coins and I want to run some things by you guys. First up....sometimes when I receive a coin in the mail, the coin will have a sticky substance on it.....kinda like wax or something....any idea what it is ? Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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oh man there would be no real way to tell with any certainty what it could be without seeing it. At the very least we will need a little more information, Does the substance have a smell? is it slick or sticky like tape residue? is it colorless or does it have a color? There is so many possibilities of things it could be it would be nothing but a guess on anyones part what exactly it could be. I do not know what material the coins are you are purchasing but if its silver or something like that I would suggest letting the coins sit in 100% acetone and see if it will remove the residue, if its copper coins I am not sure what to suggest to use, acetone shouldn't hurt them but since I have never used it on a copper coin I can not suggest it myself, but others may be able to
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Pillar of the Community
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 , what does it look and smell like? Are these coins of any value? If so, think long and hard before applying anything to them. I've used Acetone on common cents to clean something up without any adverse results. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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It's definitely something that the dealer is putting on them. Maybe it's something to keep the glare down when photographing them. It's been on just about everything I've collected...peace dollars...indians...mercs, and now on some world coins I got today. It comes right off if you rub them between your fingers. My sniffer doesn't much work anymore so I have no idea what they smell like.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Another question......sometimes I get fooled on a coin and I'll get a cleaned one. When I first started to fill my Indian cent album I would get a coin that was obviously dipped and stripped. The thing that fooled me was they would re-tone it with some kind of product that was almost like a darker copper tone with a bit of rainbowing. Any idea what they put on it ? Really p'ed me off when I got them. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Where in the world are you buying your coins? I have never gotten one with any type of residue on them before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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send them a message and ask I they put anything on the coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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You could ask them if anything is put on them. You could try another reputable dealer. You touching the coins couldn't be good either. I might try a 100% acetone rinse and see if that does the trick. My thinking.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well, I certainly wouldn't be repeat customer. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Could it be Verdi-Care ? Does that leave a different feel to a coin ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No on the Verdicare - no residue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
It's either something called Blue Ribbon preservative or a thin coating of Vaseline.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can't be serious that you are continuing to buy these coins with residue on them? This is not good!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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might want to find a new seller
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It may well be PVC that's migrated from the older, soft, vinyl-like flips and/or album pages. Heat or even a warm environment will make PVC feel stickier. An acetone bath and gentle swabbing will lift the PVC and most other contaminants. It works well on copper, too. A hardware store can sell you a pint for under $10. Avoid using acetone on uncirculated coins. Experiment on pocket change, first.
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Posted 02/17/2012 4:11 pm
