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markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 12:37 am I just bought 5 2002 ASE's just for the bullion content. Anyway when they arrived a couple of them are stained around the edges and partially across the face of the obverse with a coffee colored 'gunk'. One of them has a partial finger print in the 'gunk area' too. Now given that these coins dont really have any numismatic value and I cant stand looking at them with this gunk on them.....dare I say it....OK I will. How do I get it off? Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 12:49 am Hi mnemtsas You can try acetone,, soak the coins in seperate containers or one at a time,, it could take several hours or several days to cut the gunk .There is no guarantee that any of it will come off,, but I think this is your best shot aside from dipping the coins . Rick Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 01:03 am Dipping? What do you dip them in? Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 01:39 am Hi mnemtsas There are a few products on the market for dipping coins, they are an acid and to me a very last resort,, one such product is called MS-70 there are others. I do not recommend dipping,, acid removes metal from the coin and if done wrong the coin will be ruined. Acetone is my recommendation for your ASE's,, it will not harm nobel metals and does not remove any metal from the coin. Rick Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 05:35 am OK Acetone it is. I will take a picture of the gunked up ASE and post it here. I'll post an after image when I'm done with it. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 10:04 am now he's talking about 100% acetone not fingernail polish remover. you can get 100% acetone at CVS or any other place like that Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 12:47 pm Thanks Bryan I should have included that in my post !! Rick Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 07/05/2006 5:59 pm CVS? What's that? I was going to get it at the hardware store. Report this Post to the Staff
TSOTL Valued Member United States 439 Posts	Posted 07/06/2006 2:39 pm quote: Originally posted by mnemtsas CVS? What's that? I was going to get it at the hardware store. CVS is kind of a pharmacy/general store type of thing. They're a regional store that is all over the place in the areas they serve. Very busy, expanding chain in over half the states. Report this Post to the Staff
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