1959-P Jeff Nickel- Safe To Use Acetone?

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chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 07/31/2008 12:24 am I just found this 59 Jeff Nickel with nice blue toning roll searching. Is it safe to use pure acetone to try and remove the corrosion at the base of Jefferson, or leave the coin alone? Image: 1959PJeffNickeljpeg1.jpg 40.35 KB Image: 1959PJeffNickeljpeg2.jpg 50.96 KB Image: 1959PJeffNickeljpeg3.jpg 61.76 KB Image: 1959PJeffNickeljpeg4.jpg 38.95 KB Report this Post to the Staff

halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 07/31/2008 12:34 am Short answer: it's a common enough date that it's worth a nickel unless it's mint state, so go for it. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 07/31/2008 10:29 am Safe to use, but acetone will not remove corrosion from a coin. Nothing will remove encrusted corrosion from a coin safely. Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 07/31/2008 2:39 pm Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 07/31/2008 3:50 pm Hi, It is a good coin to experiment with. If you want to remove some of the encrustation, put a little bit of water on the spot, drop a little baking soda on the spot. It will make a slightly abrasive paste. Use either the blunt end or the pointed end of a sandwich toothpick or a small shish kabob skewer to carefully work just the area with the corrosion. Here are some before and after pictures of a 5 pfennig piece I fooled with. It is an abrasive cleaning and I agree with Chuck about the safety issue when cleaning. This is definitely not a safe method but you can see that the after is better than the before. It is also important to say that I do not recommend cleaning coins. In order for me to be able to identify effects on coins, I mistreat a few along the way to compare other examples to. This one is part of my "what to look for on a cleaned coin" files:-) Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls 07/31/2008 3:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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