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Valued Member
Canada
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I had a proof medallion .925 that had a little dust or something on it so I put some fresh acetone in a glass dish and bathed the medallion in it for about 15 seconds, now the mirrored fields have clouded up with a milky haze.
What happened and what can I do about it?
I thought acetone was 100 per cent safe for coins and medallions?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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1st off I have seen that happen before, but the clouding went away after a little bit. I hope that happens to yours as well.
2nd next time I would suggest using compressed air to remove dust.
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Pillar of the Community
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Try another soak then rinse with distilled water - hope that works for your coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
536 Posts |
What the acetone dissolved from the coin was likely redistributed over the entire surface. Light agitation of the liquid while soaking works for me (followed by a clean rinse).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Just a sanity check.
Did you use pure acetone, not nail polish or something like that?
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Moderator
 United States
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What the acetone dissolved from the coin was likely redistributed over the entire surface. Light agitation of the liquid while soaking works for me (followed by a clean rinse). Agreed. Always rinse with fresh acetone. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Always rinse with fresh acetone.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19937 Posts |
I've had this happen a couple of times. Moving to xylene took care of the haze.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
rockfish - just for the record, the word you're looking for is "weird".
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Valued Member
 Canada
217 Posts |
Thanks all. Yes, soaked it and then rinsed with fresh acetone. didn't rinse with distilled water though. Still hasn't gone. Maybe I'll try xylene.
Just had a thought as I typed this - is it possible that the coin had an anti tarnish coating on it and the acetone only partially dissolved it? May be I'll try a longer soak.
And thanks Coinfrog - I was of course using the middle english spelling. Such a traumatic event required Chaucerian nomenclature.
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Moderator
United States
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rockfish - just for the record, the word you're looking for is "weird". Quote:
And thanks Coinfrog - I was of course using the middle english spelling. Such a traumatic event required Chaucerian nomenclature. I have no idea what you two are saying. The spelling looks correct to me.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
217 Posts |
Update - tried a longer second soak in acetone then distilled water rinse - no change
tried a quick rinse in xylene, slight improvement.
longer soak in xylene slightly more improvement. Still hazy though.
will more xylene soaks do much more or should I just stick a ribbon on it and give at out the local PS sports day?
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Posted 05/11/2017 2:49 pm
