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Can anything be done for an otherwise very nice toned 1916-D quarter that appears to have rubber band marks on it? Otherwise looks to have bu details with toning. Looks much shinier in person than the iPhone is capturing but this gives an idea of the band marks two on obverse one on reverse. *** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***  Added an additional image trying to capture brilliance. Shame it was poorly stored by a previous owner.  I must add that I saw a previous post on this forum with a Columbus half dollar. The advice was not too encouraging. Just wondering if PCGS would have some method of removing the marks but preserving the luster brilliance. Edited by Hobub
03/20/2022 1:51 pm
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 . Professional conservation might help but would the cost be justifiable? John1  |
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Shame! to the CCF! |
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Thanks for the warm welcome, I've been a member here in the past. Just not an active poster. Maybe my old info was purged. This coin was not too expensive. I picked it up about a decade ago and put it away. The condition is spectacular sans the marks. Not sure what it would grade if restored. Now would be some kind of damaged environmental or poor storage.
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03/20/2022 3:10 pm
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To tell you the truth , I'm looking at an AU-55 coin , so conservation costs I believe would be out of the question .  |
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I don't see this as MS either.
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I would I first try an acetone bath followed by a light rolling over with an acetone soaked qtip. This likely will not remove anything but will kill and loosen any organic matter. I would follow that up with a quick xylene soak, followed up with another xylene soaked qtip rollover (minimal to no pressure) over the areas in question. This may or may not help lighten those areas. That is about all that can be done within the realm of "can't mess it up", considered safe, and will not alter the surfaces. You can stop there OR to rid the surfaces completely, it would take a quick dip in ezest or the likes. If you go this approach, I would dip no more than a second or two and rinse thoroughly in distilled water, followed by another quick bath in acetone.
That said, I almost never an AU coin. Only MS. I would personally go the acetone and xylene route and stop there. Personally preferences.
That is my approach.
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I would personally go the acetone and xylene route and stop there  We already have the before pics...show us after this and we can go from there. Just be really careful with the q-tip wipe...tendency to want to push harder...be very gentle...then come back and show us. Good luck! smat |
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Yes an Acetone soaking might help a bit. Nothing to loose since that will not effect metal.
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Most likely the only way to remove the rubber band toning is with a acid dip like eZest. If you decide to use a acid dip, it could end up with a bleached white look and show all scratches and marks. Black terminal toning from a rubber band can etch the surface, and when removed can leave a white etched look on the coin.
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03/21/2022 11:32 am
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I wouldn't mess with it.
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Thanks for all your advice. The troublesome thing about it is there are virtually no scratches or distracting marks other than where the rubber band made contact. Maybe a few bag marks at worst but I must add seeing what appears to be scratches in the field in the photo are not scratches or dings on the actual coin. It is heavily toned but reflects intense light at the proper angle. Conical cartwheel spiral and all. My phone just doesn't capture that well enough, that is what makes me hesitant to touch anything against it. I'll have to think on whether I want to try or let the next owner decide. I appreciate the comments and feedback. It's just a tough choice whether it's MS (or AU) as a few folks have suggested.
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03/21/2022 2:34 pm
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Posted 03/20/2022 2:50 pm
