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Valued Member
United States
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I got it off of ebay, the seller said he darkened the photos to show the detail...(ugh, lol) and so when I got it, I noticed black and yellow crud on it, I want to clean it off without harming the coin, but if I can't I'll just return it. Is there a way I can clean it properly? Here's the pics I took.   |
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
Nice commemoritive! And I've heard that acetone helps with that suff without harming the coin, not totally sure though. And you can buy acetone at Walmart, Walgreens and beauty shops |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
526 Posts |
Negative, Polish remover is not recommended. Stick to Walmart and Hardware stores. Use pure Acetone and not nail polish remover, it has added chemicals in it. You can find Acetone in the paint section. Edited by Freedom
09/04/2013 5:17 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Quote: And you can buy acetone at Walmart, Walgreens and beauty shops JimmyCC, there is a ton of information on using acetone but it must be 100% acetone. Not beauty shop which is nail polish remover. Go to Search Coin Community in the upper left and start your quest. Nice Oregon Trail Memorial an original 1926 Not sure were the date mark is for the 1926S |
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Valued Member
 United States
122 Posts |
Thank you bpoc1, I will do that. It is a 1926-S, the mintmark is all the way at the bottom of the indian's headdress by the rim, I guess the lighting is really bright though
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Before I use any harsh chemicals on my coins, I gently wash the coin in my fingertips using Murhpy's Oil Soap. Rinse them well and a final rinse with distilled water.
If this does not get the my desired results, I'll use pure pure acetone.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19963 Posts |
Leave it as is, nothing wrong with it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19963 Posts |
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I gently wash the coin in my fingertips using Murhpy's Oil Soap   |
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Valued Member
United States
122 Posts |
I bought some acetone, but the labeling on the can has me scared to use it...especially because I'm a smoker...lol.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Gold 'ole soap 'n water is excellent for ancient gold coins, and EF or less modern gold, but not much else.
Try acetone. If the black skunge is least partly organic, acetone would help.
If the black stuff is inorganic silver chloride or sulphide based compounds, you will just have accept it.
I feel reasonably certain that smoking and acetone DON'T go together! Just keep them separate.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Gold 'ole soap 'n water is excellent for ancient gold coins, and EF or less modern gold, but not much else.
Try acetone. If the black skunge is least partly organic, acetone would help. Never use soap and water if your in the USA. Water in most places contains either Fluorine or Chlorine. Many homes have water softeners that use NaCl and that is in the water. Every brand of soap is different. Some contain harsh pummises for difficult cleaning jobs. Some contain almost anything. IF water is used it should only be distilled water. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I agree that distilled water should be used for rinsing in ALL cases, but sometimes not as effective in removing oily based crud.
At some point after retrieval from burial, almost all ancient coins need cleaning by some method or other.
In these instances, especially with silver and bronze ancient coins, soap and water would be less than useless.
Ascetic acid or lemon juice have been used by museums for cleaning ancient coins, but with the experience needed, means it is best left to the professionals.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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fear the acetone Acetone is childs play to liquid oxygen  |
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Posted 09/04/2013 5:16 pm
