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Valued Member
United States
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I know a lot of you have gone through this but what the best way to clean the dust and lint off a coin that you get from the mint. Obviously you have to take it out of the capsule. Is canned air a good solution. How about a real soft brush. (Like a makeup brush) It seems lately trying to figure out if the coin has some sort of defect or just dust spec's is a real concern. How are the rest of you dealing with this problem?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What is the best way?-Don't!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Encapsulated coins from the Mint should never require cleaning.
If there is dust it is most probably been attracted electrostatically to the plastic capsule, but just a gentle wipe of the capsule with a damp rag should be OK.
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Valued Member
United States
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If you are going to do it BE CAREFUL. Prep ahead. Lint free soft surface on the table. Take time removing the capsule. Wear clean cotton gloves. Mask up in case you sneeze. I use a new sable artist's brush. The biggest problem is static on the plastic capsule. It can be very difficult to remove the dust particles from the capsule since they fly right back on. Canned air is safe just don't let it freeze up by squirting too long. Short bursts are best. In my experience Philadelphia mint seems to be the worst for stuff inside the caps.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks for the input. I appreciate it. The last coins I received from the mint (Morgan/Peace dollars) all had that black lint inside the capsule. Not very attractive.
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Valued Member
United States
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black lint inside the capsule I've not seen that. The static does attract it to the outside, every one I take out of the OGP needs a wipe with a lint free cloth. I do see several caps with dust and small white specks inside. Someone mentioned in another post that the Mint's clean room isn't very clean. I doubt if they even use clean rooms to assemble their products. |
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had that black lint inside the capsule. That seems to be an issue with the mints Morgan and Peace dollars this year. combined with the crappy packaging the flocking material adhering to the plastic coin tray. I would ONLY recommend canned air. but be sure to no shake it or tip it over so much that the propellent also sprays out. that could ruin the coin. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I've had lint in ASE capsules before, and as barkeep suggests, a careful blast with canned air usually takes care of it easily. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
883 Posts |
I leave the coin in one half of the lens and use a lens cleaning squeeze bulb. Little puffs an inch or so from the coin.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Phrases like Don't do It, Just a gentle cleaning, Black Lint Dust!!!!!
JOHN1, Well Said !!!!!!! No Coins New from the Mint should EVER be or Need, to be cleaned, EVER!!!! PS, Lint would not cause any long term problems, IMO.
Edited by Morgans Dad
11/11/2021 07:19 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've used my wife'e hair dryer, not hot, to blow off lint etc. of coins. I once tried a Qtip to take a spec of dirt off a proof ASE, it put microscopic scratches on the coin, won't do that again. Edited by livingwater
11/11/2021 09:51 am
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks again everyone, I appreciate the input.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No Coins New from the Mint should EVER be or Need, to be cleaned, EVER!!!! I would have agreed with you in the past. After receiving my 2021 dollars I have to disagree. I will be giving on of my 21Ds an acetone bath this weekend to attempt to clean grease off. Many of the dollars I received have lint or other particles in the plastic. As others suggested, use canned air. DON'T use a makeup brush or any other brush! |
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United States
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I read somewhere, maybe here on CCF that canned air is not recommended. John1  |
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New Member
United States
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So I guess using a Brillo pad is a no-no? :)
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Posted 11/10/2021 7:17 pm
