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Pillar of the Community
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I cannot send an email yet, otherwise I would have sent this question directly to BadThad. But perhaps this way is better anyway, since it will elicit other members' responses as well.  Here is the email I wrote to BadThad (that I could not send ... I think I'm getting close to the number of posts needed though. ;-) ----- Hello BadThad, I really appreciate all the great info you post. :O) Would you change anything you wrote in this post 7 years ago? https://goccf.com/t/57008#447106I want to try your methods with some inexpensive Lincoln wheat cents to start with, but want to make sure I go about it in the right way. I also just purchased a bottle of Verdi-Care from Wizard Coin Supply. Thanks! Mark Edited by dd27
07/31/2016 1:06 pm
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Since this is specifically about conserving Lincoln Cents, I have moved this topic to the US Modern forum where it is more likely to catch BadThad's eyes.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nothing has changed, always start any conservation project using the Polarity Ladder.
Good Luck
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Pillar of the Community
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Awesome - thanks BadThad!  And thanks jbuck for moving to the correct location.  |
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No problem. I knew it would be easier to catch him here. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just one man's opinion, but I always start my cleaning by letting a coin soak in olive oil for awhile and then use a wood toothpick to dislodge foreign material.
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Bedrock of the Community
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How do you remove the olive oil?
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Pillar of the Community
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How do you remove the olive oil? This is why I avoid olive oil. You can't get it off. It looks Ok but it won't stay looking OK. Olive oil will take off some things nothing else will but at a potentially high cost. My best luck getting it off is to just expose it to air for a long time (like on top of the furnace). Then use detergent on it and expose it once more. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have been cleaning coins for decades. Sometimes with success,
sometimes not so good.
After rereading Badthads previous post, it really makes since.
Trying to restore a coin without doing further harm seems like the
best approach.
I do feel once a coin is so far gone, more harsh procedures might be
all that is left to try. For example, I see this for a lot of dug coins.
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Olive oil is for food, not coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
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All I can say is I've had great luck with olive oil and a Q-tip or wood toothpick. I just pat the coin dry with a Kleenex. Eventually the oil will evaporate but acetone will remove it if needed. As for olive oil being only for foods, not so. Check the label on most extra-virgin varieties and you will generally see text like "great for coin cleaning, etc."  Edited by Coinfrog
08/02/2016 4:52 pm
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I would add that acetone will accelerate toning for coin surface contacting with hairs. I do not know what are on the hair. It left behind a toning line or spots on the coin surface contacted with hairs.
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Eventually the oil will evaporate but acetone will remove it if needed. Oils do not evaporate and they are insoluble in acetone. |
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Wouldn't Dawn dish soap remove the oil? A little soapy water?
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How do you remove the olive oil? No problem. Simply put those coins with Olive Oil in a bath used to clean auto parts. Then add a touch of Sulfuric Acid. Now remove coins and rinse with Acetone, then rinse again with Baking Soda and water paste, then with tap water from a water softener. Rub with Lettuce so as to save any left over Olive Oil so can be used in a salad.  OR just don't use Olive Oil or any oils on coins. |
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Posted 08/01/2016 10:03 am
