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New Member
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Coin is filthy. If it was properly cleaned would it have any value above a circulated generic coin? Many people seem to say never clean a coin but plenty of dealers have videos doing just that? *** Edited by Staff to Add Year to Title. Titles are Important! ***  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This coin has no corrosion or problem that would need immediate attention. It has an original haze that the significant majority like. If there is anything on the surface, there is a chance it could be removed with acetone. Acetone won't hurt the surfaces or originality. Do not clean this coin more than an acetone dip.
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 Make sure not to use standard nail polish remover. Only use 100% pure acetone.John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree, a long soak in 100% acetone might improve things.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Many people seem to say never clean a coin but plenty of dealers have videos doing just that? there are a couple reasons for that. - my grandmother would always polish the silver. the polish she used was abrasive. if she came to own a Morgan dollar with rainbow toning she would scrub that color off the coin and leave it with small hairline scratches everywhere. she would damage the coin and think she had improved it. we tell everyone not to clean coins so that this doesn't happen. - you cant unclean a coin but you can always do something to it later. unless the thing on the surface is eating the metal there isn't any reason you need to do something about it today. - a lot of coins are stored poorly or mistreated. if a coin has been in a flood or a fire or been stored on a desk at a paper mill it will have environmantal problems that shouldnt be there. removing that stuff can be important for the long term preservation of the piece. basically advanced numismatists dont want the coins getting damaged by grandmas silver polish so they tell everyone not to clean coins. sometimes a coin needs some help though. there are non-distructive techniques one can learn for addressing that. i just started a thread about a coin cleaning project I'm going to embark on. follow along here if you are interested: http://goccf.com/t/435186 |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I agree to a long soak in acetone would be the only thing that might help this coin . If it does nothing then don't try anything else . Live with it or sell it a little above spot .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Acetone  You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Edited by NumismaticsFTW
11/19/2022 2:05 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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It would be interesting if you could please post a photo of it after you clean it up a bit. The scratches will still be there, but perhaps those nasty hairline squiggles will be gone?
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New Member
United States
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Thank you all. I just picked up some acetone today and will give it a go and report back.
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Valued Member
United States
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A few have mentioned giving it a long soak in acetone. I was under the impression that whatever acetone could do, it would do quickly and that there really isn't a point in soaking for more than 5 minutes. Is that not the case?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks like old glue or tape residue .
Two choices , pure acetone or goo gone .
Prefer acetone
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A few have mentioned giving it a long soak in acetone. I was under the impression that whatever acetone could do, it would do quickly and that there really isn't a point in soaking for more than 5 minutes. Is that not the case? A long soak might be needed for heavy glue or a very oil and crud encrusted coin . You can soak a coin for days without damaging it . |
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United States
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New Member
United States
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After Acetone Cleaning Morgan 1890 Color is shiny silver, not sure why photos come out golden. Anybody venture a grade?   |
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Posted 11/19/2022 04:11 am
