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Valued Member
United States
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I have a 1 oz coin that is Clad with .100 Mills Silver & it has Enamel on it. There are finger prints on the coin & it looks bad.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
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Moderator
 United States
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Acetone should remove the enamel.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Do pics !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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United States
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Yes, before and after will be nice for posterity.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
185 Posts |
I guess I was a little unclear about the cleaning. I want to clean the piece & keep the enamel. I'd like to clean this & then put it in an Air-Tite Plastic Holder.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the only way to get that fingerprint off is most likely a very shor 3 second dip in a 50/50 diluted silver dip. But I don't know if that method can be used "safely", even if done correctly, on proof like surfaces? Ps, where's Peter Parker?  Edited by Cascade
06/27/2015 9:20 pm
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Valued Member
United States
185 Posts |
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try a diluted silver cleaner. Carnage & Venom ate Paker.  Edited by packrat1
06/28/2015 02:04 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Carnage & Venom ate Paker Good one  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wouldn't 'Dip' it myself, You might not be happy with the results done to the enamel. 'Dip' IS an Acid ya know. To be clear though, I have not tried it myself. If you Do decide to do it I hope it works out. Please post the 'After' pics if you would.  |
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Valued Member
United States
185 Posts |
After assessing the coin I used Battery Acid & a Sledge Hammer. For some reason I wasn't happy with the results. I used Silver Cleaner, Water & Q-Tips. I'm happy enough with how it turned out. It's not perfect but it looks a lot better. BEFORE AFTER |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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Sorry for the misunderstanding earlier. I am glad it worked out of you. |
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Valued Member
United States
185 Posts |
No need to apologize. I wasn't very clear on what I wanted.
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Moderator
Australia
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A couple of things need to be pointed out, here. First, I'm not entirely sure what the OP is meaning by saying this coin is "Clad with .100 Mills Silver". This coin is not "clad" in anything; it's solid .999 pure silver underneath the enamel. Second, for those who are unfamiliar with the coin, this is a Tuvalu 2006 "Redback spider dollar". This coin, despite being what some collectors might derisively call "modern junk", has proved surprisingly popular with collectors both here in Australia and overseas. They are fetching AU$1000 or more on the secondary market at the moment. Here's one that recently sold on ebay in Germany for 700 euro. So please be careful when you give advice. The wrong advice in this instance could easily have turned a $1000 coin into a $20 lump of scrap silver. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey sap, look closer. I dont think this is the exact same coin in your link. The designs are similar but very different  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It LOOKS better in the pictures, but maybe still would have better off left uncleaned, in this case.
Put it in an Air-Tite, and hope for the best.
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Posted 06/27/2015 6:23 pm
