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BigB New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 8:13 pm Hi all, I got what appears to me to be a lacquer dipped coin. Wondering a safe way to undip this coin. Other than the lacquer it's in fantastic shape. Aunc to BU all the way. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 8:33 pm Acetone or xylene should remove it. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
daviscfad Pillar of the Community United States 4541 Posts	Posted 12/05/2008 9:23 pm maybe mineral spirits... dont know what it will do to the coin.. or lacquer thinner.. I doubt anything though since its already dry dunno though Edited by daviscfad 12/05/2008 9:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/06/2008 01:40 am Acetone or lacquer thinner should remove it and it should not cause any problems with the coin. I would recomend several baths in the solvent using fresh solvent each time to make sure none of the lacquer is redeposited on the coin. I would make the final cleaning a flowing rinse by pouring solvent over the coin. Once again this is to make sure all traces of the lacquer are flushed away. Anytime you use a soak or a bath when you use a solvent traces of the material will be dissolved in the solvent still on the coin when it is removed. As the solvent evaporates it can be redeposited on the coin, hence the flowing rinse. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/06/2008 10:49 am One question - how do you tell if there is lacquer on a coin? I have a few I suspect of it, but how does one make sure? Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/14/2008 4:44 pm Under magnification you will see where the lacquer puddled around the letters. Air bubbles will most likely be present. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 12/14/2008 7:46 pm A lot of them look like that to the naked eye. I have about 4 roll's worth set aside of ones that look like this, so I'll check it out under the microscope.. thanks for letting me know what to look for, Chuck. I found a beautifully replated '43 again tonight - it was in one of the "historic" cases where they give you some piece of history (mostly WWII) on the back and a bunch of cleaned/AG coins inside. The '43 was shining bright! I rescued the poor thing and added it to the "education" section of the Lincoln binders.. Report this Post to the Staff
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