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Valued Member
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Going through my quarters I've realized storing these silly bookmarks separately is annoying and perhaps I should finally attempt to pull the coins out. I do recall though that others said removing from the plastic causes them lose their color, should I just hack gently around with scissors and stick into a 2x2 or is there a good way to remove the plastic safely? Coins in question: 2005 Poppy http://www.beautifulcoins.com/Bookm...10200515.htm2006 Tri-color pink ribbons http://store.albern.com/cgi/viewIte...number=11918 |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's what I did with my 2006. Turned out it has some kind of rubbery plastic stuck on each side so I left that in place and put it in a 2X2.
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Canada
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On advice that I got here, I boiled the coins for about 5 min. (maybe a bit longer) and the plastic peeled right off.
Yes the colour is in the plastic, sort of disappointing but the design of the coin is still a little different.
I had 2 of each so took the plastic off of one and kept the other as is.
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New Member
Canada
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I recently picked all the Petro Canada cards, 2 x 2005 poppy book marks, 2008 poppy book mark so I'm very interested in this topic. I asked the vendor if ever removed the plastic from them. He said he tried unsuccessfully but heard of someone being successful with a hair dryer and a lot of patience.
Has anyone tried a hair dryer ?
Has anyone tried acetone ? Would it damage the coin ?
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I have to ask Quartergeek, why would you go to all the trouble of amassing all the Petro Can series - it took me well over a year to do so - and then try taking them out of their cards?
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Liquid nitrogen.
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I had thrown a colored men's hockey quarter into acetone once and the color came off instantly... I'd stay away from that for sure in this instance.
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I removed the plastic from a loonie by boiling it (as others have mentioned). Left it on for the 2006 cancer one for the colour.
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Canada
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lradnoj: I suffer from OCD when it comes to organizing things using a system. I am new to serious coin collecting and haven't decide on a system to house my coins yet. The book marks and petro cards don't fit very well in any system I have seen.
Coin_Chick: Thanks for the acetone tip.
SPP-Ottawa: Not sure Liquid N2 is very practical. Have you tried it ?
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Yes. But does not work on the proof Olympic Loon bookmark, for some reason.
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I put my PetroCan cards in a big picture frame to hang on the wall.
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The problem with letting an organizational system shoehorn you is that you cannot un-destroy the bookmarks. I would just put them away, and revisit the issue in 3 months, see if you feel the same way.
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New Member
Canada
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I cut out one of the 2005 bookmarks to investigate the problem but the plastic looks to be moulded to the coin with no way to pry it off. I was surprised at how strong the bond is. I tried freezing the coin in the freezer but could only chip off a few chips off the plastic. I'm soaking it in olive oil now but don't expect that it will help. I will keep trying different things for now. Since Liquid N2 is not easy to find, I will leave that as my last option.
lyradnoj: I would keep an eye on your coins mounted on the wall, if it is the same as my 2004 poppy bookmarks the plastic may start to turn amber. I'm not sure about the history of my poppy booksmarks but expect that they were displayed in a place where the light caused the plastic to deteriorate.
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I kind of worried about that, but figured that using magic tape on the cellophane that each card is wrapped in ought to be okay - and it's not exposed to direct sunlight. But if it does start to discolour then I can try something else. For now though it's a colourful conversation piece.
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01/20/2013 4:35 pm
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