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jason39305 Pillar of the Community United States 743 Posts	Posted 07/06/2018 3:30 pm Another question, Is a clean mason jar an adequate vessel to treat the coins, and how many can I do at one time? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188526 Posts	Posted 07/06/2018 4:39 pm Quote: Thanks JBuck. I will try acetone. I finally got around to taking a picture of a few of the cents. You can see the green spots I was talking about. Acetone will probably not do anything for those spots, but you have nothing to lose for trying. I think Verdi-care will do a much better job. Quote: Another question, Is a clean mason jar an adequate vessel to treat the coins, and how many can I do at one time? Yes. Just rinse it out with acetone first to make sure it is clean. Let them soak for a bit then drain off the used acetone. Follow-up with a rinse in fresh acetone. Do not rinse with water; this is an unnecessary step since acetone will evaporate rather quickly. The reason to use fresh acetone for a final rinse it to make sure nothing dissolved into soaking acetone remains on the coin when it evaporates. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 07/06/2018 8:46 pm Why don't you do a test and try half of the problem coins in acetone and half in virgin olive oil. You can put a bunch of the cents in the olive oil, periodic agitation is suggested. If you do this, let us know of the results. Why pay for a product when you probably have it in your wife's kitchen cabinet. KK Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 5:38 pm Quote: I believe it is only an issue for RED copper and even then under specific circumstances involving exposure to direct sunlight. It has been discussed before, I will see if I can find it. Yes something along those lines. It's not that it will happen but it can and has happened before. It certainly doesn't mean to never use it, just that it's not 100 percent without risks like it is often presented as Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 6:06 pm Based on the pics, I feel strongly that only Verdi-care will help, and even then there will be discolored areas left behind. Just not worth the effort or cost with common dates, except perhaps to experiment. Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 07/07/2018 7:02 pm Quote: I feel strongly that only Verdi-Care will help, I wouldn't go "all in" on that either. I've used Verdi-care every way people have instructed and I ain't impressed. Maybe it will stop verdigras from spreading but it sure don't get it gone! More of a coin preserver than a fixer. Report this Post to the Staff
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