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In a recent reply to one of my posts, I lambasted acetone as vastly overrated, but I think it was my expectations that were off. Here is an acetone success story! I recently purchased an Shield nickel that would grade 45 or better, from a $5 bargain bin. The catch: it had been oversprayed at some point in time with some blue paint. I thought to myself, "What the heck, it's only 5 bucks, I'll give it a whirl." So, I brought it home, soaked it in acetone for 72 hours, and then rinsed with hot water, and it came out great; no trace of the paint. Acetone will take paint off of a coin! |
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Good results  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Good to know!
I have used it before but never on paint.
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Pillar of the Community
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Man , shouldda done a before and after.
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Looks like my post was edited. I guess "uptight" would be an understatement if you can't even use a word that everyone knew by the 5th grade and which is not considered profane. Uh-oh, am I guilty of using profanity for using the word "profane"? %*&%##, send me to the principle's office!
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Well, can we see pics? As for your post, just keep things appropriate for even YNs. I think quite a few kids younger than 5th grade browse here.  Edited by coin197
03/07/2017 11:12 pm
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Who's spray-painting with XF Shield nickels just laying nearby?  I'm glad to hear you had positive results and rehabilitated that disaster! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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03/07/2017 11:34 pm
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Biker Coin Guy,
Another user commented on it, I agreed that part of your comment was suggestive and added Zero numismatic value, so it was removed.
Also, since it didn't seem you were looking for an evaluation on a coin's grade, I moved this thread out of Classic Grading.
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Later down the road, have read post saying its ok to use acetone to get crud off coins.
this weekend I found a small amount of pennys that has black crud on them, most I could not even tell what they were other than pennies.
I used acetone in a jar, placed the pennies in and watched it boil for a short time. removed the pennies and washed under running water. Funny thing, the wheat pennies came out pretty good but the rest did not clean up.
I soaked them again for about 5 minutes and nothing changed.
I then took baking soda and vinegar , placed the newer coins in it, sort of helped. made up a bigger batch, let them soak over night and this morning they look pretty good , most with luster.
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Cuzzx, by chance were the coins not cleaned by acetone post 1982 pennies, the zinc variety? The black "gunk" is generally dirt, grime, an body oils, which acetone being an organic cleaner does well. Other " blackness" may well be corrosion, which is metallic, non- organic. Baking soda/vinegar makes a mild acidic solution, hence works on corrosion. Be careful tho, acid does eat some of the outer layer of metal away, destroying the coin and its value.
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I wish I could see the pics but I guess you said a bad word? In following the expert advice on this forum I have much success using both Acetone and Xylene. Neither will damage the coin. Xylene is non-polar and acetone is polar so they can do different things. I'm usually working with old copper so the next step for me is Bad Thads awesome VerdiCare.
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