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Civil War Token - Mi225cm

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 Posted 02/11/2011  12:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rikcando to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I did discuss this with BadThad, but I will let him express his own opinion. I would really love to purchase some of his product but it is costly to send it to Canada (by no fault of BadThad). If I had some I would attempt conserving this token, but would really not expect much success due to the extent of damage and my inexperience with the process.

This token belongs to a close friend who wanted to sell it to me. Due to the condition I have declined. It will likely go on sale during our clubs semi-annual show in May, unless I change my mind.
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02/11/2011 12:06 pm
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 Posted 02/11/2011  12:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MINT_MARQ to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Are the other two also store cards from Michigan? Are they in better condition than this one?

Once you hit 250 posts and are allowed to sell and trade...I might be interested in all three as a lot. That is of course you don't end up buying them.

I see the draw of the CWT force is strong and you are having trouble resisting.
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 Posted 02/11/2011  2:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rikcando to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
True, the force is strong in this one Obi Wan. But too old to start his training, is he not?

I am waiting to hear back from a client and my wife has gone out to a friends, so I will work on posting the other two now. All the information I have now on them is what is written on the 2x2's. One claims to be a mule, but considering what I've learned so far, I do not see this is possible. I'll do that one first.
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02/11/2011 2:51 pm
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 Posted 03/06/2011  4:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MINT_MARQ to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So I tried a verdicare application on this one....But the corrosion was to far advanced to make much of a difference.

Before
Civil-War-Token---Mi225cm
Civil-War-Token---Mi225cm

After
Civil-War-Token---Mi225cm
Civil-War-Token---Mi225cm

But either way it is still a welcomed new addition to my civil war token collection.
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 Posted 03/08/2011  7:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rikcando to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You took much nicer pictures than I did.
Does the treatment also stop it from spreading?
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 Posted 03/08/2011  8:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add iowaguy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
cool token! recently picked up dix shoot them on spot no date one hoping to figure out value or rarity of
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Does the treatment also stop it from spreading?


There are coins and tokens in my collection that I treated with acetone (in the form of either Blue Ribbon or the kind sold in hardware stores for about $7 a pint) and have remained in my collection for thirty-plus years. I have yet to see any spreading of suface contaminiation on any such item.

I make it a point to throw away any old flips that I suspect contain PVC. Also, I refrain from using any older albums or holders that may contain contaminants.

Acetone quite easily evaporates. Upon opening a pint can, I suggest wearing a mask and pouring the acetone into small bottles that can be tightly sealed. (I save the small syrup bottles that Cracker Barrel provides with an order of pancakes - personally, I prefer blueberry) Then, label the bottles. They make nice gifts for collecting friends; this, along with some Q-tips. One small bottle can be used to treat hundreds of coins.
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I haven't had much luck with acetone on copper specimens. In fact, when I was younger I ruined a few conders after having applied acetone, even in rooms with very low light and away from water sources. I personally keep acetone away from copper.

I have had moderate luck using acetone to remove PVC residue on flipped **circulated** silver specimens. CVS sells large bottles of acetone (not fingernail polish remover) for $4.99 per bottle.
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