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Valued Member
United States
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I found a pretty nice 1964 silver Washington quarter, but there are two pen marks which both say "S". It might have scratched the metal and that can not be fixed, but I am interested in just removing the ink. I rubbed it with acetone and nothing happened. Advice?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
650 Posts |
Might need to soak it longer in acetone and use a q-tip to gently remove the ink. If that don't work, not much else you can do.
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Moderator
 United States
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 that's all I can think of. Others may have other suggestions. |
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Valued Member
 United States
186 Posts |
Ok thanks, I'll try putting it in acetone for longer and using q-tips. I'll post what happens tomorrow.
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Moderator
United States
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And  To CCF. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Soak in acetone ... but it looks scratched to me. |
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Australia
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I agree; it looks like someone scratched the coin, then put ink over and on the scratches to make the scratches stand out even more.
I have seen vandalized coins which have had this happen to them before. Specifically, coins from The Troubles in Ireland - both British and Irish coins, vandalized with propaganda for one side or the other.
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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Rest in Peace
United States
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I agree; it looks like someone scratched the coin, then put ink over and on the scratches Yes I'm afraid there's not much you can do .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1068 Posts |
It looks scratched to me but if you are wanting to get it out, try denatured alcohol... I know it will take off a sharpie mark so it should be able to take out pen ink...
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
- The value of this coin is never going to be more than melt value, or maybe a little less than mint value. Any alterations at this point won't hurt the coin, but since those scratches can't be removed, it's not going to help it either. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bryan has the best solution Denaturered, Isopropal or rubbing alcohol is very good at removing ink. Even so I believe you will find the coin is scratched so it is still just worth melt.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
If none of these suggestions work, might as well try Jewlery cleaners.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Benja! As others have already mentioned this coin is just worth melt value so nothing you do to it can destroy it's value any further. I have never tried it on a coin but I use to use hair spray on hubbys work shirts for ink. WD40 was my second go to. Or just leave it alone and start a junk silver collection.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not worth the effort of conservation IMO. These are plentiful and cheap in MS grades.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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just save it is for its silver value and get a new, shiny one without scratches and ink. And |
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Posted 02/01/2017 12:33 am
