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Bedrock of the Community
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I do have a nice coin that someone took a marker to the reverse and made two short lines. I tried the acetone bath but that didnt remove them. Does anyone have any advce on how to safely remove marker stains from a silver coin without losing its tone?
Couold make for an interesting experiment. My suggestion would be to take a similar, really low value coin and add a permanent marker line on it. Not to completely ruin it though so just a small mark on an edge. Allow to dry and then rinse in Laquer Thinner or Alcohol. Denatured Alcohol, Laquer Thinners as well as Acetone are available at almost any store that carries paint. Also, you may want to try 70% Isopropyl Alcohol sold at Walmart. If these fail, you may be out of luck. Problems may be due to not knowing exactly what type of marker made that mark. Also, with time the mark could have penitrated the outer service of the coin. |
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I have a few coins that I have used a silk cloth to wipe a coin's surface causing no visible damage. Any thoughts on using a silk cloth on a coins surface? I also heard from an older gentleman, that you could use a thorn from a tree to rub away dirt spot's and that it would not damage the surface of the coin, because of the natural oils from the thorn. Has anyone else heard of this?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have a few coins that I have used a silk cloth to wipe a coin's surface causing no visible damage. Any thoughts on using a silk cloth on a coins surface? I also heard from an older gentleman, that you could use a thorn from a tree to rub away dirt spot's and that it would not damage the surface of the coin, because of the natural oils from the thorn. Has anyone else heard of this?
I really like those kind of stories. Usually known as old wives tales. Usually told by someone, retold and retold so many times that the Silk cloth has to have been worn by a Sultan's thirteenth wife.  Try to understand that a Silk cloth could have been made in a hundred of thousand different factories by thousands of different methods. Some may have chemicals on them that could be obverse to a coin. Some could have no effect at all except a nice feeling on your fingers. I even like the thorn from a tree idea better. Exactly what type of tree did he say had thorns? I'd keep away from that one. Have enough problmes with rose bush thorns in my yard. Also, they would probably bend so I suggest a nail file of ice pick instead.  And don't forget to use only Stainless Steel ones so you don't get them rusted.  Please don't pick at a spot on a coin with a thorn. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Dry picking or rubbing is a BAD idea. If you want to remove finger prints, just rinse them with acetone and be done....no rubbing.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Carl - Honey Locust is one example:  |
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United States
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I kid you not -- I gave one of the neighborhood kids a few coins, including a Walking Liberty half, to get them in the hobby. So of course he brings them over to show me one day, and they're all cleaned :-\ |
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weavus-----you likely have many more than just one cleaned coin in your collection. we all do.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:I kid you not -- I gave one of the neighborhood kids a few coins, including a Walking Liberty half, to get them in the hobby. So of course he brings them over to show me one day, and they're all cleaned :- Of course. Human nature to clean coins one way or another. If you watch carefully you will see many people spitting on their fingers and rubbing a coin to see the date better. Dirty coins don't look pretty either so parents tell kids to clean those things. Many women dump coins in their jewlery cleaner to see how it works on them. AND if you read all the search things at the top of the forum for cleaning coins or coin cleaning, you will always be amazed at how many times and varieties that this is being done. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thad I only said I'd keep away from that tree. And your photo is why.
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I've used ammonia on some old silver. Nothing of high value but it does a nice job on silver. PCGS even mentions it here: http://www.pcgs.com/articles/articl...d=105&type=1Never gotten a consensus answer on what ammonia use equates to...dip, clean or preservation. Don't overdo it though or it ruins a coin but used judiciously it is ok. I bet many older silver coins for sale both raw and graded have seen it. Maine_Jim |
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