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Fatboy Valued Member United States 313 Posts	Posted 06/26/2010 6:07 pm After using acetone is that considered a "Cleaned Coin" ? Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/26/2010 6:55 pm No, using an organic solvent such as acetone is not considered cleaning in the traditional damaging sense of the word. It will not directly affect the metal or the patina of a coin and it will only remove surface contaminants. Report this Post to the Staff
afclassic87 Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 06/26/2010 6:59 pm Yes. I don't like the idea of removing a coins toning. I like my coins to look natural, so to me anything done to a coin to alter its appearance is cleaned. That's my 2 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
jokingjoker Pillar of the Community United States 2150 Posts	Posted 06/26/2010 7:01 pm I don't think acetone will remove toning, it never has on any of the coins I have used it on. Report this Post to the Staff
Pandesalapi Valued Member Philippines 386 Posts	Posted 06/26/2010 7:08 pm Quote: It will not directly affect the metal or the patina of a coin and it will only remove surface contaminants with Biokemist6. Most coins needs the surface contaminants or dirts to be removed before putting it on an album. Because these dirts might even damaged the coin if allowed to stay for a long period. just soak it for a few minutes...allow it to airdry...no wiping... and that's it. Toning is still there Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 06/26/2010 7:43 pm Right.. acetone will not affect a coin's toning. You could keep it in an acetone soak for weeks with no effect to toning whatsoever. I probably should acetone every coin before putting into a 2x2 (some people do) just to remove anything on the surface that would affect it over time in storage. Report this Post to the Staff
Fatboy Valued Member United States 313 Posts	Posted 06/27/2010 5:12 pm Thanks for your reply's. Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 06/28/2010 1:12 pm acetone is not cleaning, and will not remove toning. Report this Post to the Staff
wolf-n-wa Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 07/12/2010 9:24 pm Glad I read this thread. I will deffinately try this. WOLF Report this Post to the Staff
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