Can You Use Acetone To Clean Aluminium-Bronze Coins?

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OzCollection Valued Member Australia 129 Posts	Posted 04/21/2023 12:38 am I have a few Australian dollar coins that were stored in a PVC album and have white spots on the surface and I want them gone. However, I read somewhere that cleaning coins made of aluminium-bronze gives the coin an unnatural shine. Is this true, and if so, what should I use as a substitute? Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 05/21/2023 10:55 pm Acetone should be harmless to your coins, whatever they're made from. However, acetone is also harmless to corrosion and oxidation. If the "white spots" are caused by a chemical reaction with the metal itself, and not just some kind of goo that's stuck to the surface of the coin, then acetone won't help. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95360 Posts	Posted 05/21/2023 11:28 pm If there is PVC goo on the coins, then Verdi-care would be my go to. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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