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Acetone - Before And After

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 Posted 09/20/2012  9:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ldhair to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The q-tip killed the coin more than it already was. A few baths in acetone without the rubbing would have ended with better results. It's not possible to rub any coin without it looking harshly cleaned.
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 Posted 09/20/2012  9:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add smokeriderdon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Idhair, hardly. Light qtip use does NOT cause harsh cleaning marks. And that coin is far from killed.
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 Posted 09/20/2012  10:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add OneBowl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Everybody...If all you saw were the "after" pictures, would you think the coin was cleaned. I would suspect it was, mainly due to the reverse, but I'd take it in a heartbeat.
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 Posted 09/21/2012  07:44 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cipster to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for all the comments, and suggestions.

My weak photography skills were probably the cause of the cleaning comments. In hand the coin doesn't look cleaned in my opinion. The green background appears much lighter on the reverse picture so - too much light.
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 Posted 09/21/2012  07:53 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ldhair to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would call light Q-tip use as just rolling the q-tip over the surface of the coin with no pressure. This helps pick up the stuff the acetone has broken loose. After that it's time for fresh acetone and a second bath and possibly several more baths.

The rubbing part is what gives the coin the look of being harshly cleaned. It didn't leave any marks but the rubbing did eat into the skin and gave the fields that shiny polished look. My point is that you can't rub a coin with anything and not get that harshly cleaned look.
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 Posted 09/21/2012  07:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add enworb to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I dont thimk it looks blue and I wouldnt have said it was cleaned if I saw the after photos only. Much better
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 Posted 09/21/2012  11:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add colonialjohn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Just kidding <BG>. But not on Red MS Lincoln Cents treated with aceteone.
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