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Valued Member
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had the 2nd seller in 2 months to tape directly onto the coins despite my specific request not to, and the best part was he assured me it was a special tape. tried to remove the gunk off with isopropyl alcohol which worked perfectly with the scotch tape residue previously and it refused to get off, ruining the otherwise lustrous beautiful silver coins. don't know what sort of tape it is but it is greyish to transparent and has some sort of texture and smell to it. another thing is an 1889 crown. weighs only 27.8g, although it has what seems to be a sign of being an ex-pendant piece. looks quite worn, even on the reeding, but could this account for .4g deviation? it measures 38.5mm with my calipers.    I'm sure it isn't as bad as most other Chinese counterfeits but with them improving gradually who knows? and now I'm finding out the 1889 is a commonly counterfeited date? jeez.. |
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Use pure acetone not nail polish remover, but read up on it here on CCF before you use it.
John1
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I would recommend Acetone as well. The residue doesn't seem to be too bad.
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yes I would use acetone but I've had no luck with finding anything other than nail polish removers so far. out of interest though what is the name given to the tape I described, if I even described it sufficiently at all?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you're having trouble finding pure acetone, most hardware or paint stores will have it. I would stay away from nail polish remover as it has other chemicals that may not be coin safe.
I'm not sure what kind of tape left the residue though.
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Valued Member
United States
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Some of the bigger hardware stores only seem to sell acetone alternatives (same problem finding M.E.K.), you might try a smaller one - our town's general store carried some (of both for that matter).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's true that the Chinese are making counterfeits better all the time. Suspicious that yours is so far off in weight which makes it really sound like a fake. Since your in Singapore, Acetone may not be as easily available as here in the USA. We have it in almost every place that sells paint. There are some finger nail polish removers that state 100% Acetone so as a last resort, try one of those but make sure you rinse well after. Don't you wish you could get hold of people that put tape on coins and put tape all over them.   |
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that's what I'm worried about, even though I got it from the UK. however the implement lodge into the edge of the coin in one of my pictures keeps me hoping that somehow that .4g could be accounted for by it. I mean surely many people also liked the crown coins for jewelry making?
haha exactly, it's as stupid as people who have fingers that just itch to handle proof coins, to me. if they'd let me blemish their faces with my hands dipped in silver polish or whatever... haha ok i'll try that. I hope distilled water would be good enough for the post-acetone bath rinse
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No need to use distilled water 'after' the acetone bath. If anything use fresh acetone as a rinse. If anything, distilled water is used before the acetone.
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Pillar of the Community
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Please tell me it wasn't duct tape:  I can't fathom anyone using that on coins, but the way you described it that was the first thing I thought of |
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No need to use distilled water 'after' the acetone bath. If anything use fresh acetone as a rinse. If anything, distilled water is used before the acetone. Agreed.  |
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United States
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ugh. I once had to give a negative feedback for that.
Some yahoo had once shipped 6 XF walkers taped directly to the side of a mailer with packing tape. He just placed them all on a piece of tape and slapped the tape onto the inside of the mailer.
If the acetone doesn't work, try using more tape. Yes, I know it sounds crazy. But use masking tape. The other residue will actually stick to the masking tape if done 'right' and come off when gently peeled off.
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Pillar of the Community
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If you can't find acetone, (which should be easy) you can also use xylene in place of it.
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Some yahoo had once shipped 6 XF walkers taped directly to the side of a mailer with packing tape. He just placed them all on a piece of tape and slapped the tape onto the inside of the mailer.  Quote:
I once had to give a negative feedback for that. Well earned, I would say. |
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United States
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yeah, it was earned. I still wish I didnt have to do it.
How can someone sell coins and be so oblivious to how to properly ship them?
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thanks jay799 for the suggestion. I've actually managed to more or less remove the gunk off the better coins so I wouldn't be too worried about ruining the other average looking ones. hope masking tape works on this sort of tape:  oh look! they've left those nice imprints on the tape too... if anything I guess I could learn a little art from this encounter lol I hope you managed to rescue your liberty halves |
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