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Is it ever okay to use an air tool, like the compressor in my garage, or a can of Dust Off, etc to blow out fibers and dust that have settled on a PROOF coin? I'm terrified to damage the fields and areas around the devices doing something stupid. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Shuddle10
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I've used my wife's hair dryer on a coin.
Edited by livingwater
10/03/2023 11:50 am
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I'm terrified to damage the fields and areas around the devices Yes that is good--embrace that terror.  Canned air seems like it might be ok, but I guess a bigger question is why don't you have all of your proof coins in capsules of some sort to protect them from getting dusty? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Don't do it. If that compressor is powerful you risk blowing dust or particulates in the air at high speed against the coin. Or try in in a very clean place.
Beware cans of compressed air. Some contain other stuff besides air. I saw that in some for blowing dust of electronics.
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 I wouldn't use either a can of air (nasty harmful to most everything particulates could come out and contaminate the coin) compressed air from a compressor could have oil in it, neither are a good idea if you need to blow use one of these... https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._Blower.htmlI've used these for over a decade on very expensive camera lenses and my coins, never an issue. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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At work, we use a general compressed air duster for the same purpose as you. I've never had a bad experience with doing it that way. Just make sure to use it properly.
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Don't have to worry too much about that sort of situation, when the coin has a rich deep patina.
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Generally speaking, modern proof coins are sealed from the environment before they leave the Mint.
Blowing the dust off their undisturbed packaging would certainly be a good help.
Older proof coins issued from the Mint with poor, or no environmental protection can develop toning. For that reason, I prefer blast white older proof coins, because that is the way they left the coining press.
If older proof coins have the misfortune of having dust on them, it is almost certain that they would have developed differential (and perhaps), blotchy surface toning, which a soak in acetone cannot remove.
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Where are your proof coins that they are getting dust on the coins?
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I would try it out with compressed air. Just don't blow on it or else you'll spew a mist of delicious goodness all over you coins.
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I use a rocket air blower like John1 suggested. Bought mine off Amazon and it does the job well. |
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Posted 10/03/2023 11:49 am
