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qazwsxed New Member China 29 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 10:46 pm Is there a right way to clean a coin so as not to damage it? Report this Post to the Staff

Funny Money Valued Member United States 424 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 12:01 am No. Best options are to soak in distilled water, perhaps dip in acetone. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 01:08 am Even if you dip in Acetone, you still need to know what you are doing first. Like what kind of coin is it, the value or rarity, and the condition or grade. If a coin is valuable or rare, there is a good chance you will ruin most(if not all) numismatic value of the coin. Education is the answer before cleaning... Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 01:10 am and sorry for being rude, but to the community. If you don't know what coin you possibly have, you can post pics, and there are a LOT of experts more than willing to help out if they can Report this Post to the Staff
RealPeso Valued Member United States 426 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 03:57 am Just remember once you decide to clean there's no going back, 90% of the time I've regretted it. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 04:54 am Quote: Is there a right way to clean a coin so as not to damage it? The simple answer, no. Only if the coin has heavy soil or corrosion, would I ever advise cleaning a coin (soft toothbrush and distilled water only) and then, would only be a long soak in distilled water after. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 11:52 am Basically no way to really clean coins without some repercussions in grade, value, ability to resell. Of course there are numerous methods to clean coins if you really don't care about them. For example it is well known that an arc welder torch will knock off all the dirt from a coin. Same with consentrated acids. And the resulting lump of metal is good for any jewler, maybe. Just kidding of course. If your new to this forum go to the tab at the top for SEARCH and try that for cleaning coins, coin cleaning, etc. Might find a lot of info on that subject. Report this Post to the Staff
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