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Pillar of the Community
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Apparently the best method is to soak in acetone, then rinse in fresh acetone. That seems to be the general consensus.
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Moderator
 United States
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acetone (100% pure acetone) leave no residue and evaporates quickly, usually no after rinse is needed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote: acetone (100% pure acetone) leave no residue and evaporates quickly, usually no after rinse is needed.
Got it! Thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
  Australia
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So my Verdi-Care just arrived from US this morning. I'm about to go ahead and use it on the error sixpence, BUT the bottles don't come with instructions for use (nor MSDS info or web-site where to get this info) I looked on-line and it points to wizard, but the link goes nowhere. Don't suppose anyone on CCF has a copy of the instructions they could email to me? It would be greatly appreciated. There are a lot of differeing methods described in the topics here on CCF, but I would like to hear what the manufacturer has to say first. Cheers TT 
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Pillar of the Community
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Zurie is sending me the instructions. He's a legend. 
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Moderator
 United States
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Excellent! Good luck with the process! 
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Moderator
 United States
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If you don't get the instruction, let me know, He had sent me a you tube video on how to use this stuff. I can sent you the link when I get home.
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Pillar of the Community
  Australia
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Quote: If you don't get the instruction, let me know, He had sent me a you tube video on how to use this stuff. I can sent you the link when I get home. Thanks Dearborn, that would be appreciated..
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Pillar of the Community
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I applied a drop of Verdi-Care on the coin and spread it out so it covered it completely. Let it sit for 15 minutes. Had a toothpick soaking in water. Used the toothpick to work around the legend letters to remove the muck and gunk. Then I moistened a microfibre cloth with 5 drops and worked it into the cloth so there was a damp patch larger than the coin. I folded the cloth over on itself to get a matching damp patch. Then I gently spun the coin between the two damp cloth faces, going clockwise, then anti clockwise for about twenty rotations each direction. I dabbed the coin dry with a dry microfibre cloth and had them sitting under a fan to dry. The post treatment pix are pretty close to how it is in the hand. The light source for the pre photos was different, and I never thought about that until I lined the before and after photos up to join them. I am pretty happy with the obverse side, though I'm not sure what created the dark patch at 4 o'clock. I didn't spend any time picking at the reverse side this time, and the damage that I did working too hard with the qtip and acetone previously is now apparent left of the kangaroo, now that the verdi-care has removed the grey mottled staining.  I'll do a bit more work on the reverse, but overall I am pretty happy for a first time tryout. I also have some coppers to try out and I'll post the results up, when Mrs ttkoo allows  Thanks to all who gave me some pretty good advice. Cheers TT
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Looking good!  Quote: though I'm not sure what created the dark patch at 4 o'clock. That area appears to be toned differently in the before photo and that difference is now being highlighted or otherwise affected by treatment. That is the potential downside of conservation efforts.
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Moderator
 United States
96983 Posts |
well it looks a whole lot better, good job.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
878 Posts |
Thanks for sharing the results!
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Valued Member
United States
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I realize this is not a corroded coin yet, just my Two CentsI've always had good luck with simply soaking coins in backing soda and hot water, stops corrosion in its tracks - all but very heavily corroded coins (do not rub the coin with backing soda paste it is extremely abrasive and will ruin the coin)! Just follow up with softened, or distilled water for a spot free rinse and PAT dry (again do not rub dry) or use compressed air. The coin will be a DETAILS pitted coin but no longer as corroded. I've also experimented with oven cleaner on really dirty coins ( I've saved many VF - XF silver and nickel coins) with good results too. This method requires frequent distilled water rinsing and gloves! Oven cleaner will take your breath away so use cautiously and infrequently! Some coins will have a degree of original luster restored and is quite evident it has been cleaned. If you do experiment cleaning coins (aka conservation when you pay TPG'S to do it) do not practice using keys or semi-key dates! Moderator - If I am out of line sharing this info, please don't hesitate to remove it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Forget about all that-it's a 10 second fix. That Lamination and flan crack is huge!
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