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New Member
United States
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Is there any cleaning whatsoever that can be done without damaging value? Quick dip in liquid jewelry cleaner or quick wash with dishwash? Thanks.
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Valued Member
United States
280 Posts |
If I plan to sell it, I think it best to leave the decision to clean or not to the buyer.
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
Unless you know what your doing do not clean coins.If you have a coin of value then a pro can "conserve" it for a fee. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The only cleaning that will not damage coins is a soak with Acetone . known by most of us to be safe ,however I would not use it on proof coins . there are things that Acetone will do and will not do to coins ,so read up on our forum ''coin cleaning'' . It will give you lots of info on the subject .  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
4078 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
113 Posts |
Acetone?
Nail Polish Remover?
Maybe I should try it on some of those quarters I posted?
Just 25 Cent. I was told some were damaged by chemical & environment.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2273 Posts |
There's nothing wrong with cleaning coins and many ways to do it properly. But if a coin looks cleaned then it is severely devalued. Don't clean anything unless you know what you are doing. The best way to learn is to ask questions and practice on worthless coins.
Even the best pros sometimes make mistakes and devalue a coin but it's uncommon and often the result of disclosing hidden damage that was already there.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree that acetone is generally safe, but beyond that, only personal experience will teach what you might achieve using different methods. In the hands of an expert, it is remarkable what different dipping agents (often diluted) can do to restore the appearance of silver coins. I have seen body bag coins cracked, "conserved" and resubmitted with remarkable results. But hey, kids, don't try this at home on your good stuff!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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DO NOT USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER,
It contains oils and all sorts of stuff that WILL damage coins. Go to the hardware store and get pure acetone.
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Valued Member
Canada
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DO NOT USE A JACKHAMMER. It tends to leave marks on the coins.  |
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Valued Member
United States
441 Posts |
Be cautious of youtube videos. There are a lot of dopes giving poor advise on cleaning there. Read the comments and usually see the reactions from people with experience. If you are interested, just do your homework from this site. Practice on different types of worthless coins to see how the different metals react. For the most part acetone is fairly safe but some people won't use it on copper. Try it on an a pre-82 Lincoln Cent and judge for yourself. Just leave your valuable coins alone until you are positive of what will happen. Edited by Papadoc75
08/14/2016 8:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have learned a lot about cleaning coins on this forum. Here are a couple of ways to find previous threads containing pearls of wisdom on this topic. Go to: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/search.aspFirst search using Google site search (the first option on the above page). I suggest searching for: clean* . As many know, the asterisk* is a wildcard operator, which will return thread topics containing words such as clean, cleaning, and cleaned. You might also want to search using the forum search engine, just to make sure you don't miss any particularly helpful threads. The forum search engine is immediately below the Google site search field on the same page. Search for: clean*Select Search for all WordsIn the drop-down menu for "Search Forum", select Main Coin ForumFor "Search In", select Subject OnlyLeave "Search by Date" set to Any DateIn the steps above, leave "Archived Posts" unchecked. But then try a search with it checked. This will return threads from 2005 to 2010. You might also want to follow the procedures above for a couple of other keywords, e.g., conserv* or restor*Edited by dd27
08/15/2016 8:03 pm
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