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1956 Washington Quarter From My Childhood

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 Posted 05/19/2023  05:02 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Blastenpene4 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks. I will give it a shot this weekend and report results.
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OK, just put the 1956 into an acetone bath. Figured I'd give it 15 minutes. Good?
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OK, here is after a 15 minute soak. Still not sure how long to leave a coin in. Guess it varies depending on the amount of crud. I can tell a little difference, but not a lot. Of course, a little is better than nothing. Having a devil of a time trying to shoot pics - this coin a so reflective. Should I let it soak longer, or is this about as good as acetone can do? Completely inexperienced here.
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 Posted 05/20/2023  09:27 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Blastenpene4 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Will a longer soak help this out, or is this about all I can expect?
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 Posted 05/21/2023  3:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Blastenpene4 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Does Verdi-chem do anything salutary to silver coins? Trying to learn and appreciative of knowledge imparted.
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if you've soaked it for 15 mins so far, you could probably try a second saok for an hour

most gunk comes off within the first couple minutes, so an hour soak will probably make only a small difference

don't forget that every time you handle a coin, you run the risk of damaging it by accident (dropping it, leaving a fingerprint, etc.)
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Thanks, I'll give that a shot. I can see an improvement from the 15 minutes and the coin really has no value except on a personal basis for me. Trying to improve the appearance of any coin is tough for me as I was always told (way back when) to just leave them alone.
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 Posted 05/22/2023  08:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Trying to improve the appearance of any coin is tough for me as I was always told (way back when) to just leave them alone.


in almost all cases this would be true. there are some issues wear stabilizing a coin may outweigh removing something that could severely impact the coin in the future such as verdigris. for a rarer coin it would be advisable to have those professionally conserved.
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