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MeowtheKitty Valued Member 353 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 09:36 am Meow was pawing a nickels today and found a very shiny nickel. It is almost proof like. Meow attempted to rub off some shmutz on the reverse since there was a yellow brown spot on Monticello. But under closer inspection the stain looks like some foreign material like a thin gooey copper strand got stamped into the coin. You will see the top and bottom of the string with the middle imbedded. And if one looks even closer, you can see it partially imbedded on the lower half. Meow wonders what this is. Anyone see anything like it before? Report this Post to the Staff

MeowtheKitty Valued Member 353 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 09:39 am Meow thinks it might be a hardened strand of epoxy. As the surrounding area is stained in a very light smear. As a copper strand would not smear like this, and also leave a stain. Report this Post to the Staff
11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 09:40 am Probably some sort of epoxy...just a guess. Have you tried acetone ? That may be the perrrrrfect solution. Report this Post to the Staff
MeowtheKitty Valued Member 353 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 09:45 am If Meow had some, would try. If the nickel was less worn it could be mistaken for a proof. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 11:04 am The purrfect solution would be to soak the coin in 100% Acetone. Meow can find it at stores like Lowe's, True Value, or Do It Best. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74845 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 12:14 pm Looks more like coin circulation wear to me. I don't think it's debris embedded. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10044 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 1:12 pm I think your idea of epoxy is is correct. Acetone is inexpensive at the dollar store or at Walmart in the Home and Beauty Dept.: Yup - fingernail polish remover. Just make sure it says pure acetone and has no perfumes or colorings added. I think the Walmart bottle, last I bought it there, was around 2-2.50. To head off some questions: 1. No, acetone its not toxic - our bodies even makesome and you small amounts every time you eat grapes. 2. Yes, "pure" acetone does have a bitterant added to it so that people will not drink it. However, the incredibly (understatement) small amount needed to be added to make the acetone bitter still allows the term "pure" to be applied. 3. IF used on pennies in direct sunlight and a long soak, acetone can make a pink coloring on the penny. 4. Other than point three, acetone cannot meddle with the metal! 5. Soaking time is when you are happy with the looks of the coin. Some things come off in seconds, some overnight. I use a baby food jar b/c of its wider mouth and the cap will not let the acetone evaporate. You do not want the acetone to evaporate during the soak or the grime it takes off is imparted back onto the coin and I have yet to find a way to get it off. Over the past years I have gone through quite a few of these (pictured) bottles of acetone with the coins showing no problems whatsoever. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 07/14/2018 1:30 pm Acetone is also extremely flammable. Don't use it around any open flames. The fumes can ignite as well. Report this Post to the Staff
MeowtheKitty Valued Member 353 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 12:46 am Wonder if that acetone stuff can take the yellow or gold tone off older BU Nickels and such? How do you guys feel about gold toned 1965+ MS coins? Meow is not a fan of it at all, but many newer coins do it; Even ones in sealed US Mint cases. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10044 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 02:31 am It cannot hurt to try it. Acetone is chemically incapable of reacting with the metal of the coin, which is why it is not "cleaning" a coin when using acetone. The term cleaning, in this hobby, refers to a process that will somehow alter or mar the surface of the coin by removing metal. Just like if you spill coffee on a coin, its not "cleaning" it to run it under water to get the coffee stain off. And I also don't care to collect toned coins. With silver the word toning its just a marketable way of saying tarnished. Some are beautiful, but I like blast white myself. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
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