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Pillar of the Community
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I recently cracked open a broken presentation frame with some well-polished coins and a 1957 $1 silver certificate. I didn't realize this until after that the dollar note was glued well to the cardboard. I managed to peal it off without damaging the note, but there is a lot of glue residue left on it, making it quite sticky. Is there any way to get the glue off with destroying the note?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Perhaps the application of acetone might help, but I'll say upfront that Series 1957 Silver Certificates are, as a rule, worth very little except in the highest uncirculated grades.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Probably not worth messing with, in general, 1957 SC's are not worth much more than face value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The juice is not worth the squeeze.
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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The juice is not worth the squeeze. That's a good one  . Try soaking in water. Acetone might damage the note. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Acetone will almost certainly affect the ink. We really need a picture to further advise you, but in the first instance, a very gentle scraping with an un serrated ordinary kitchen knife, with the note on a flat hard surface, may? help. Bit of a pity that the Feds will not exchange it for an MS-65+ silver dollar. Any common date would be good enough !  Edited by sel_69l
11/04/2022 06:27 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd be tempted to use Goo Gone.
Edited by SteveInTampa
11/04/2022 06:26 am
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United States
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I think Goo Gone would be worse. If I remember right,the main ingredient is Acetone plus a lot of added stuff you don't want left on your coins/notes. John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Whatever you decide, go ahead and try it first on any modern currency you have in your wallet first. The paper and ink may not be exact as what they used in the 1950s-1960s, but it's close enough.
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United States
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I recently cracked open a broken presentation frame with some well-polished coins and a 1957 $1 silver certificate. Curious. Was it a Washington presentation? I have one I got as a kid, but with a 1977 FRN. It also has eight quarters and a bronze medal. Quote:
The juice is not worth the squeeze. That is a fine papaw-ism.  Quote:
I'd be tempted to use Goo Gone. If the note is only worth face you might as well experiment.  Quote:
Whatever you decide, go ahead and try it first on any modern currency you have in your wallet first. A good idea.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Before proceeding, the type of glue used has to be known
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had a US Note that had some glue soaking it in Acetone removed the glue but also lightened the seal and removed a few minor wrinkles. The note went from UGH to OK. But it has a washed look. It was still better than with glue. I ended up giving it away, no reason other than it was only worth $2 and a CU 1963 Red Seal is very inexpensive in CU grade.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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The glue is on a sizable portion of the bill. There was a bit of leftover cardboard on the note before trying the methods I mention below.  Thanks for everyone's comments and suggestions. The silver certificate was included in a cardboard holder with a Morgan, Peace, Ike and SBA dollar and a hard plastic case on either side. I didn't take a picture of it before I cracked it open. I bought it a while back in an online auction. Unfortunately I didn't realize that the Morgan and Peace dollars had been polished up and the back of the holder was broken so I couldn't hang it on a wall. I decided to open, sell the silver and spend the clad. I wanted to keep the dollar note in my currency binder, as I don't have silver certificate. I tried vinegar and rubbing acetone on it with a Q-tip, then pouring some acetone on the note, but nothing made much of a difference. Therefore it is a spender and I will look for a non-sticky example when I'm at the FUN show in January. Now I just hope when I pull it out to spend, it doesn't stick to another note and I end up handing over $101 instead of $1!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not surprised your efforts failed. Paper money is fragile. Fortunately the note has little value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If the glue is still tacky you can use some type of talcum powder on the surface. This should keep other notes from sticking to this one. It's up to you as to what kind of powder. Maybe Baby Powder if you don't mind the flowery scent or go with Gold Bond for a more manly smell.  ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Please let this worthless note find its way back into the scum of circulation.
Edited by Coinfrog
11/04/2022 9:55 pm
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