Long Soak In An Acetone Bath Helped This Mexico 1960 Peso

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hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3641 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 7:02 pm Nothing much, but I had this silver (.10) 1960 1 peso from Mexico that was just plain ugly. Don't know if it was glue, varnish or what. Soaked all afternoon in acetone and it helped (I'd given it a short bath a few years ago with little effect, so decided to try again but for much longer). Still only worth melt value, about $1.25, but at least it's a bit more presentable now. The scratches are lot more noticeable now, though . Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 7:42 pm Impressive recovery, but agree it's now clearly a "details" coin. Edited by Coinfrog 08/24/2021 7:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19129 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 9:30 pm Good example of acetone's abilities. Report this Post to the Staff
HappyHippo Valued Member United States 266 Posts	Posted 08/24/2021 11:35 pm I "restored" a Peace dollar that I bought at a LCS that was in his junk silver bin. It looked terrible. But after a long soak in acetone, it ended up being AU grade and a very handsome coin. Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3641 Posts	Posted 08/25/2021 01:43 am Quote: ...it ended up being AU grade and a very handsome coin. Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter4 Pillar of the Community United States 1086 Posts	Posted 08/25/2021 1:09 pm I definitely prefer the coin afterwards. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7935 Posts	Posted 08/25/2021 9:07 pm ALways a very handsome type, and now much better! Looks like old tape residue maybe. Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3641 Posts	Posted 08/25/2021 9:54 pm Quote: Looks like old tape residue maybe. That's very possible. Whatever it was it was quite thick and hardened, and took a very long soak to loosen it up. Even then I had to lightly rub with a cotton swab to get it to come off. Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 08/25/2021 10:29 pm Definitely glue residue. Coin is much spiffier after the acetone bath. Report this Post to the Staff
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