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pdg Valued Member New Zealand 89 Posts	Posted 08/15/2018 07:58 am Greetings all ... I have a few iron coins, mostly German notgeld and the odd occupation issue, which are suffering from corrosion. Any advice on how to remove, or at least stop the progression of rust on coins, without doing any damage? I use a commercial rust-converting solution on my old Toyota Corolla but I don't think I want to use it on coins, ha ha! Because of where I live I'm unlikely to be able to get my hands on specialist coin-cleaning products, so I'm limited to commonly available chemicals, solvents, etc... Report this Post to the Staff

Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 08/15/2018 08:38 am I'd soak them in olive oil for awhile (coupla weeks) to see if their condition can be improved. A light coating of oil (machine) after this would protect them. KK Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73987 Posts	Posted 08/15/2018 09:29 am I would do what was suggested above, and see if that works. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/15/2018 10:31 am I too was going to suggest Olive Oil. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 08/15/2018 2:51 pm Check this out: http://www.metaldetectingworld.com/...uminum.shtml Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/15/2018 3:01 pm If you're going to use oil to protect them, I would first give them an acetone bath to dry and remove any water in the system. Then the oil will keep water out instead of trapping it in. Acetone has a great affinity for water it will absorb it and then evaporate away the water with it. Report this Post to the Staff
pdg Valued Member New Zealand 89 Posts	Posted 08/15/2018 8:47 pm Thanks for the tips and the coin-cleaning link! I'll start with the olive oil ... Report this Post to the Staff
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