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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Does anyone know what this may be on the Reverse of the dime and how to remove it without damaging the dime any further?  Glenn 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks like a nice high grade dime.
Tough to tell what it is from the pics.
What's your best guess to what it is?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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It appears to have been used as jewellery at some point in time. Looks like it may be solder / glue or resin, now sure yet. I purchased the coin today, however it will be probably next week until I can examine it in hand! It's a near Mintstate example, gorgeous piece accept for that tiny spot. Why do people do this to coins?  Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
If it is Solder, I'm not sure there is a safe way to remove it.
If its Glue, Acetone!
Still a Gorgeous condition dime!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 I've never in my life cleaned a coin. I had a few E-bay bucks I needed to get rid of since E-bay is doing away with them, so I used up what I had left to purchase this dime. What is acetone and how do you use it to remove glue? Also where do I get acetone? This is the Obverse.  Glenn  Edited by glenzy1
03/14/2013 1:36 pm
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Valued Member
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Looks like solder or glue to me as well... nothing will remove it. If glue, all you can do is freeze it and try to flick it off by geting a good bite on it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1002 Posts |
Fess up.....it was one of those coins at the Bank of Canada Currency Museum glued to the post...and you were its liberator! Just joking!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
902 Posts |
Good one canuck1us.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm thinking it's perhaps epoxy?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow Canuck1 that's EXACTLY what I thought when I first saw the coin. After my blood pressure came down a few notches I thought I better do my Numismatic good deed for the year and help salvage this poor Beast! See E-bay # 230935504255 Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd certainly try acetone since it can't do any harm and does a good job removing various adhesives and other organic contaminants. You can usually get it at Home Depot in the USA. Check out the various threads on acetone use on CCF for tips on safety and handling. If the dime has instead been soldered there won't be any fix possible.
Good luck!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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the ebay ad says it is solder residue. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If it is hard jeweler's solder, the coin is gone unfortunately.
The melting point of hard solder is not much less than the melting point of the coin.
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Valued Member
United States
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If it is appoxy resin or glue I would soak it in acetone for a while. If it is metalic, I have to  with Sel, the coin is worth it's weight in silver only. I pick up pure 100% acetone pretty cheap at "Sally Beauty", I've also heard you can get it at hardware stores, but it always sounds like they gouge a little on the prices. Good luck, I hope you found a winner, but if the description stated it is metal, I fear you just have a pretty silver token. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Glenzy,
You can get it Acetone at Canadian Tire. DO NOT use the nail polish type, use the "pure" Autobody type.
J
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