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Diestate New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/02/2016 06:50 am I've only had experience with one coin in which it started getting a bad case of PVC all over. Was able to remove it but it also removed some of the originality it had. In general though, I avoid coins that have been cleaned, whizzed, etc Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4420 Posts	Posted 10/02/2016 09:06 am Welcome to the CCF, Diestate ... Quote: ... it started getting a bad case of PVC all over. PVC residue remains on a great many coins, today. Unless a collector reuses an old flip, the contamination most likely occurred many years ago. Storage will determine how badly the coins react. Here's an informative article ... http://www.usgoldexpert.com/article...-are-ruined/ Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 10/02/2016 3:11 pm I cleaned this 1860-S dollar to remove a post. I tried a soldering iron first with little success. Multiple applications of silver test solution eventually broke the silver solder down. But there is still an unreactive glob of gold solder covering 186 of the date. Before cleaning the post covered DOLLAR. It wasn't a thing of beauty to start with, but it's a $100 coin. A good one to practice on. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 10/02/2016 3:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Steele Pillar of the Community United States 1119 Posts	Posted 10/03/2016 8:57 pm Quote: Here's an informative article ... And.... I just lost an hour of my life down that rabbit hole. Previous post links get me every time. Good blog articles presented in a easy to read and interesting format Report this Post to the Staff
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