What's the best way to remove gum from a coin.
percyb
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I picked up a modern quarter I need to help fill my
collection but it has a bit of gum on it. What's the best way to remove
the gum? Acetone?
Thanks in advance!!
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Chew it off.
Glue Gone?
Get a different quarter.
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Place it in your freezer overnight.
In the morning the gum should kind of pop right off without much effort.
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I sat in gum working on my car on the side of the road during a cross country road trip in my classic. Transmission fluid got the gum off no problem. Smells kinda good too!
Also, recently stepped in gum in my new boots and massaged it off using hot water and dish soap.
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It's Goo Gone. It's a citrus based oil and that should work. If you have some WD-40, that should also work.
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Acetone will remove gum easily. Don't use anything else.
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I tried that but couldn’t get my teeth through the sticky
I thought of this but I have no patience for waiting another 5 or 6 years for one to turn up in change. Besides I may die before then
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Any before and after pictures?
BTW: Are you sure it's gum? I've seen melted plastic on coins that looks like gum.
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What date/mint is the quarter?
I bet it’s a Doublemint mark 😉
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Easy - just sell the coin and toss in the gum at N/C.
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