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Valued Member
United States
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just rub ajax on it! it wont schrach nor damage the coin as a matter of fact it will even restore its luster! works even on copper tried it results are amazing :)
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I'm sure that everyone has seen this web page http://www.pennycollector.com/tips_clean.html The first time I saw it I was in shock. THEN I read why people are using these "Cleaning Tips." It's for collectors of pressed coins. The thing I worry about is someone who gets a collection of valuable Cents from a lost relative and thinking that they need to clean the coins, finds this page without understanding that they are killing the value of collectible coins. I really wish the page had a disclaimer that this is NOT for collectors. "Oh, look... now that I've cleaned this coin with the Dremel and wire brush, you can REALLY see that the 1955 is doubled!" *shiver* ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I actually like people harshly cleaning their coins. Every one they damage is one rung up the ladder for my pristine ones.
I henceforth advise you all to polish your coins with diamond grit and muriatic acid.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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just rub ajax on it! it wont schrach nor damage the coin as a matter of fact it will even restore its luster! works even on copper tried it results are amazing :)
Should have had a few   after that one. True, it may not SCHRACH a coin but it sure would SCRATCH them. I prefer LAVA soap. The pumice in that one really could SCHRACH coins.  Quote:
I actually like people harshly cleaning their coins. Every one they damage is one rung up the ladder for my pristine ones.
I henceforth advise you all to polish your coins with diamond grit and muriatic acid.
Interesting point of view. I sometimes agree with that. Ever wonder how many 1916D Mercury dimes were scrubbed with laundry soap? Edited by just carl
06/02/2011 2:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow, I read that site on cleaning pennies without realizing they were for elongated cents. I kept waiting for something that indicated that it was a practical joke. Scary.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Being a painter, if you want it removed, I would tell you to use Strip-X stripper. It will take off the paint in about 30 mins. Then you would probably need to rinse with distilled water
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**Very Flammable** Low flash point
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A few months ago my local coin shop let me take some ASE's and silver dollars home to experiment on taking off the different types of paint and stickers. The only one I have a lot of problems with were the ones that had a sort of computer generated sticker with some sort of strong adhesive holding in on. On all the coins, I soaked them in acetone. Some of the painted ones .. the paint came off in less than a hour. The baked on painted ones took much longer. For those I left them in the acetone for around a week before I started seeing some of the paint lift off. At the point I would try to take off any loose paint with a plastic tooth pick. "gently" In the end most if the paint was removed, except in some of the small detailed areas. like the lines of Liberty's skirt. I think if I let them soak longer I may have gotten it all .. but I am sure it would be weeks .. and would take help more with the tooth pick. All the ones I cleaned.. sold at that coin shop.. the painted ones I did not clean are still there. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I cannot for the life of me remember the name of this
paint stripper that I have. It is a clear thick liquid/gel in a small square bottle. It's been around for a while and it works great on these particular coins. I have done dozens of them with it. I remember doing a post about it a few years ago. It is not flammable so that was nice. Just took a Q-tip
and swabbed on a coating of it on the coin. Takes about 45 seconds and the paint just rolls off. Finish up with a new swab and get in all of the crevices etc. then just rinse under cold water and tamp dry. Did not affect the silver at all.
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Pillar of the Community
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Ill try to search for that thread. I tried Acetone, didnt seem to touch it at all.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Try xylene...it's probably not paint. I think they use some sort of plastic/mylar on those.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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where can I pick it up Thad, Homedepot / Lowes?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Ianmprice--I've seen Xylene @ Lowes.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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How long did you leave it in the acetone ... If the coins are like this one, I had to leave them in a very long time before I saw anything start to happen a week or two .. so long I did not take pictures of the end result or I can't find the pictures.    |
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United States
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Indian1... you wrote:
"I cannot for the life of me remember the name of this paint stripper that I have. It is a clear thick liquid/gel in a small square bottle. It's been around for a while and it works great on these particular coins. I have done dozens of them with it. I remember doing a post about it a few years ago. It is not flammable so that was nice. Just took a Q-tip and swabbed on a coating of it on the coin. Takes about 45 seconds and the paint just rolls off. Finish up with a new swab and get in all of the crevices etc. then just rinse under cold water and tamp dry. Did not affect the silver at all."
Have you remembered the name of that product yet? I really want to try it out if you can.
Thanks very much!
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