Ultimate Coin Tongs - For Me At Least - Think Reptile!

I use a shot glass for dipping coins in acetone. It's easy to get the coin out. I have a pair of metal tweezers with electrical heat shrink tubing on he ends for this task. Most times I can use the tweezers to move the coin up the side and the coin lays over on the tweezers. No need to actually grab the coin. I also pour the acetone back into another jar incase I want to use it agsin for my circulated coins. My best coins get new acetone. My Roll finds get recycled acetone. Coins with PVC residue -acetone is discarded.

@Lionel
{quote]I have a pair of metal tweezers with electrical heat shrink tubing on he ends for this task.[/quote]
I am glad you mentioned this - just yesterday afternoon I was wondering if heat shrink applied to the metal ones I mentioned before would react with acetone or not.

@Petespockets:
First, I see you are fairly new so

I totally agree with you that anything from one coin will remain in the acetone. I did not go into details, but I do what Lionel said he does - the best are given fresh acetone.

However, for the volume of acetone I am putting into the baby food jar, and the microscopic amount of whatever the acetone removes, I generally use the same acetone for awhile or until I dip a really bad coin. For the last 5-6 years I have had no adverse affects I have noticed when re-inspecting the 2X2s, and I have done a lot of coins.

A good practice if you don't mind going through a lot of acetone .