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Good Afternoon Everyone, I just joined today, so bear with me if I end up asking a lot of dumb questions. Fist off, I inherited a lot of coins from my parents and grandparents estates. They have all past on. I have been putting this task off for quite a while now, but since I am semi-retired now, I figure this is a good way to spend part of my day. So first off, all of the coins I have are very dirty, greasy, and generally leave my hands black and sticky after handling them. I have found lots of different opinions about how to correct this. Clean/Don't Clean/Leave Alone. There are way to many to clean individually by hand. One thought I had was to place them in some soapy water just to get the grease and sticky stuff off of them. I would like to do something before I get serious about sorting and cataloging what I have. So that is my first question to this community. Thanks, and I look forward to finding out if I have anything of value or just a bunch of coins! |
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A pure acetone bath will remove most of the biological contaminants which will probably include sticky stuff. Air dry. Use a hair blower for faster drying. If you have questions, always include photos. We look forward to your participation. |
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Trix18,I am sorry for the loss of your parents and grandparents. I can understand why you have put this off. After you have done an acetone bath, rinsed, and dried the coins think of protecting them in a 2X2 or plastic holder. I look forward to your questions, I can always learn something.  |
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to CCF! Follow Mark's pointers - good advice on what you can SAFELY do w/o damaging your coins. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Hi Trix,
I just joined as well, also from Colorado. Good to meet you! If you're in the northern region, let me know!
Cheers, Alex
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