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Acetone Mishap On Copper Coins

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justcarl,
ScienceDirect is a subscription scientific journal service but you can also purchase individual articles, it is not a scam site. I have access to ScienceDirect at work, I will see if I can post a complete link on Monday. Otherwise, I will try to give a synopsis of the paper.
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justcarl,
ScienceDirect is a subscription scientific journal service but you can also purchase individual articles, it is not a scam site. I have access to ScienceDirect at work, I will see if I can post a complete link on Monday. Otherwise, I will try to give a synopsis of the paper.


I am well aware that it is not one of the many scam or misinformed sites. That is why when I first read that one I experimented for a long, long time with Acetone with every denomination of coins in continuous variations of light, temperatures and humidity ranges.
None of my experiments with any Copper coins of any years or wear have shown any signs of anything in the way of corroding, evaporating, toning, tarnishing, vanishing, changing, etc.
I still have about 10 Cents in a jar of Acetone now sitting on my picnic table in the Sun. Now going on a few weeks of shade, Sun, high humidity and still nothing.
I now suspect I'm using the wrong Sun.
Sure wish they would all change into Dimes or Quarters.
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 Posted 10/10/2009  5:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kevin Vaillancourt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have never tried this before and was wondering if anyone else had some before and after pictures?
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I have never tried this before and was wondering if anyone else had some before and after pictures?

Actually I did take some photos of a well damaged large cent someone gave me. It was dark, dirty, had some corrosion on it too. It was put into Acetone for a few days, then water was added and put into the
Sunlight. Since not much ever happened, I then tried Laquer thinner, baking soda and water and now in Olive Oil. So far it basically still looks the same. I'll take some more photos after it soaks for a while more.
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Carl thanks I look forward to the pictures.
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