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I have two Ike dollars that are in terrible condition. They have this hard black substance on them. I was wondering what I could use to clean these two coins. I do know that you are not suppose to clean coins, but trust me with these two it will not hurt the value at all. Thanks for the help.
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There are many things that could fit the description of a "hard black substance" and they cannot all be removed in the same manner. Try a soak in water first and if it does nothing move on to a soak in an organic solvent like acetone. If neither of those work, then removal could be problematic.
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Yes by all means try the water first. I had some coins that had been glued to cardboard and the cardboard was still stuck to them. Soaked them in acetone for a day or so and no luck so I let them sit for 2 more weeks. Nothing, nada, zilch, the cardboard and glue was still there. So I was pouring a glass of water from my Britta and said to myself why not. well about 15 minutes later I pulled one out of the water and rubbed it with my finger and the crud started coming right off.
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