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Pillar of the Community
United States
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so the exact coin in question is one of these http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=36922I picked one up today at my coin shop for $.50 over spot, same as all generic rounds / damaged ASEs. one of the employees and myself discussed the possibilities of removing the paint from the coin. I couldn't think of anything short of acetone. but I do not think that would work on these. Anyone have any experience/ideas on removing paint from these? Since this is a bullion coin to me, I don't mind experimenting a bit for the educational gains. |
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Valued Member
United States
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high power pressure washer?
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Valued Member
United States
287 Posts |
no matter what you do, you'll do the coin a favor!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'd probably move right to the Xylene (goo be gone type stuff). That will lift that crap over time even if it's a week soaking in a tinfoil covered glass bowl. Shouldn't bother the silver at all really.
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Valued Member
United States
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Yeash....that is one ugly flippin coin!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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lol well if I can find a way to do it, my dealer said he would be grateful. :D
Im gonna start with An acetone soak. then ill move on to a xylene and see what happens.
Any other ideas to try?
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Valued Member
United States
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Maybe a furnace and a whole lotta heat? (Sarcastic of course).
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 United States
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michaeln1306
Maybe a furnace and a whole lotta heat? (Sarcastic of course). I have always found a wire brush works best  ( disclaimer: that was sarcastic, do not use a wire brush) disclaimer #2: I have 2 colorized coins: one is a Statehood Quarter of GA and I just liked the design, the other is like the OP shows and its just bullion which I got close to spot price Edited by Fuzzy317
06/02/2011 12:43 am
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United States
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I am not an expert by any means. But I have always been told that cleaning of a coin in anyway diminishes the numismatic value of the coin. So I would think that removing a paint from a coin with drastic types of stuff like acetone soaks would greatly diminish the coins value.
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United States
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many coin collectors considered a colorized coin as PMD with a lower value anyway |
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 United States
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A good Acetone bath and nothing else.
Or I'd just sell it. Even if you could clean it off do you really wanna keep it?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Maybe a furnace and a whole lotta heat? (Sarcastic of course).
Furnaces use to much fuel. A Butane Torch would be a better choice. Quote:
high power pressure washer? Problem is who would hold it? Quote:
I have always found a wire brush works best
(disclaimer: that was sarcastic, do not use a wire brush)
WHY NOT? Works well on coins all the time.  If a Brass wire wheel, makes the coins look new.  I seriously wonder if Laquer thinner would work. |
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United States
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I second the acetone. How about the paint stripper that looks like a clear gel? That stuff can burn your skin if you don't wear gloves though.
-- Boris
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United States
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I think an acetone soak will remove the paint just fine. There aren't many paints that could stand up to acetone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2120 Posts |
GO:
I bought to try it, got it for melt, can't go wrong. If I cant get it off, I will probably sell it for a non trashed Bullion piece.
I think I will try tonight when I get home.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have always been told that cleaning of a coin in anyway diminishes the numismatic value of the coin. That is typically true but bullion Silver Eagles do not really have much numismatic value. Besides that, the paint would kill any numismatic value regardless. Quote:
with drastic types of stuff like acetone soaks Nothing drastic about acetone at all, it is frequently used for coin conservation. It is a volatile organic solvent that will remove some surface contaminants but it is not chemically capable of reacting with silver under normal circumstances. |
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Posted 06/01/2011 10:52 pm
