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Pillar of the Community
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I have a bunch of coins that need a bath in acetone, so rather than making a million separate pages, I'm going to chronicle all of it here. I started on Thursday around 6:00 PM. I used sunnyside acetone that I found at Menard's. The victims:  1940-D FS Jeff nickel found in pocket change. Results: Took about 24 hours to remove the bright green stuff right under his chin. All the other stuff on that you see on the coin was probably gone within 2-4 hours. Checked on it right now, 33 hours after I started and it's all gone. BUT most of the acetone evaporated in the shot glass(yes I used a shot glass) because one of the edges of the duct tape wasn't on as tight from the last time that I checked on it. So I refilled it with acetone and I'm buying some destilled water later on today. Victim #2    1880-S Morgan dollar "Bearded Lady" (Ignore the arrows, only picture I could find in my photobucket) Result: 33 hours after siting in acetone, no change. I just filled it with some more acetone. Any ideas? Maybe I should just go at it with a torn? Edited by Amazon99
11/03/2007 04:49 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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The Morgan beard looks to be inorganic silver oxide, acetone won't touch it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Oh...where's the after pic on the nickel?
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Pillar of the Community
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99, I use small jelly jars for my acetone baths. They seal tight and I have almost not acetone evaporation. Plus, you can pick them up and look inside without worrying about spilling.
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Photos will be up soon. Working on another batch, but I've noticed that the areas that had gunk on them end up having white spots in those section. Anyone know why?    Sorry, the color is off because my white balance didn't work for some reason. I'll post the reverses later on in the day. Edited by Amazon99
11/06/2007 05:01 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like some improvement to me!
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow! Great improvement! Very nice. Thanks for posting the pictures.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice results with the Nickel. The Silver was Oxydized where you saw that spot. The Actone did eliminate some of the Oxidized material but should not be expected to repair missing material. Still decent results. Always remember to never reuse the same Acetone for dipping or cleaning.
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New Member
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I am fairly new at collecting/caring for coins, but I was under the impression that you should NEVER clean a coin?! Could someone clarify this for me?
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Pillar of the Community
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I am fairly new at collecting/caring for coins, but I was under the impression that you should NEVER clean a coin?! Could someone clarify this for me?
As a general rule of thumb, you are absolutely correct. Kind of like the antiques roadshow where they tell people if it had the original finish/patina, it would be worth thousands more. However, and please don't quote me on this until someone confirms, things like pure acetone(which is pretty volatile), and pure olive oil I think can semi restore a coins appearance without damaging it or being "cleaned". Scotch Brite and a buffing wheel will damage a coins collecting value.  Even things as simple as finger prints will cause problems. Having said that, there are numerous topics on this very question. You may have to go back a few pages as things go by pretty fast around here, but I'm sure you will find more info in older posts. |
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Ok, thanks, I just added more reading to my list. I didnt realize there were so many topics about it already. I appreciate any and all information!
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