How Do I Clean Up A Really Messy 1973 Prestige Set?

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Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 09/25/2011 5:35 pm I recently opened up a 1973 prestige set that I hadn't looked at for quite a while. What a mess! The red velevet holder has deteriorated considerably, leaving a lot of red stuff on the coins. Plus I notice there is an oily looking residue as well. Is this the dreaded PVC? Has anyone dealt with this before? A job for acetone? Report this Post to the Staff

SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 09/25/2011 6:09 pm There is not much you can do. The 1c will basically be nothing more than pocket change. The nickel composition coins, you can try to dip them in silver coin dip, then a rinse in water followed by an acetone wash. For those of you who are cringing, note that you really cannot hurt nickel, as long as you don't dry rub it. If if does not "come clean" after that, then basically you have specimen strike coins worth face value... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
littlemoney Pillar of the Community Canada 902 Posts	Posted 09/25/2011 7:59 pm SPP-Ottawa Report this Post to the Staff
MrCanada Pillar of the Community Canada 650 Posts	Posted 09/29/2011 12:30 am Large bust would be really bad news. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 09/29/2011 12:56 am Just a small bust. I checked that in about 1974. For now I am ignoring the problem. But I think I will pull the silver dollar and sell it for bullion and spend the rest..... I don't own any dip, don't care much for silver (wouldn't dip it anyway) and don't think I would get my dip invesment back on a sale of the nickel stuff.... Perhaps someone from the site will get the nickel dollar and half dollar back if they ask at the bank! Report this Post to the Staff
numismateer New Member Canada 48 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 1:34 pm I wouldn't bother dipping them in silver dip , since there is no silver in the minors, and is water based. But Acetone should work fine on the residue. Toss the dreaded case, and put them into a plastic holder if you want them to remain as a set. Edited by numismateer 09/30/2011 1:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10463 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 3:16 pm Regarding dipping coins, it is not the silver content of the coin that matters, it is the oxide formed on the outside of the coin. Trust me, nickel dips better than silver with respect to removing the oxide patina and restoring lustre.... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
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