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How To Remove This (Whatever It Is) From A Coin

OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,039 ✭✭✭✭✭

A little help please.

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would soak it in GooGone and follow that up with letting it sit in a squirt of WD40.

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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This would be glue of some kind, with the brownish-transparent stuff being the actual glue and the white stuff being remnants of whatever surface the coin was glued on to.

    Epoxy glue - "superglue" - comes off nicely in acetone.

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pure acetone is the way to go. Soak it for a while. Good luck.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,085 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Acetone in a covered glass container since it evaporates quickly with frequent changes in the acetone. Or, you can just spend it since that cut on the obverse from a paper roll end crimper keeps it from being worth more than face value.

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  • KurisuKurisu Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I bet a few days of xylenes or maybe acetone and or maybe a bit of toothpick attention...but neither is going to take care of the ring of death on the obverse :neutral:

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  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 4,771 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 21, 2024 6:15PM

    If it's soft, like rubber cement or a sticker, you can peel this off using your thumbnail.
    As others have mentioned, advanced methods and costs are not needed since it already has damage.

  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,564 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There's a decent chance that's normal Elmer's glue. If so, acetone will NOT help. Elmer's dissolves in water, not acetone.

  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

    machine damage on obverse - spend it (unless you feel it a cheerios)

  • rte592rte592 Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Was probably super glued to the sidewalk.
    Looks like concrete residue.
    Acetone removes super glue.
    Or just save time and spend it.

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,039 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No (zero) chemicals, if at all possible gents. Whatever it is, contact cement, glue, rubber cement, 2 part epoxy, super glue, spray on lacquer/enamel, constructive adhesive, liquid nail, etc.. Always try a hair dryer first. And don't touch that coin right away. Man, it gets HOT!!

    @Kurisu was right about two things, a toothpick and the ring of death.

    I could see it wasn't a Cheerios dollar before I removed the adhesive. I only wanted to remove the adhesive to check for a speared eagle.......................no speared eagle. :'(

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  • johnny010johnny010 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭✭✭

    you should put it out in a parking lot and see how long before it shows up here again

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 22, 2024 1:55PM

    @johnny010 said:
    you should put it out in a parking lot and see how long before it shows up here again

    Sure, I'll do that.

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OAKSTAR said:
    No (zero) chemicals, if at all possible gents. Whatever it is, contact cement, glue, rubber cement, 2 part epoxy, super glue, spray on lacquer/enamel, constructive adhesive, liquid nail, etc.. Always try a hair dryer first. And don't touch that coin right away. Man, it gets HOT!!

    I personally would prefer applying chemicals to coins rather than heat. I know acetone won't harm the coin, but heat - especially if it becomes "too hot to touch" - is going to accelerate oxidation, especially for reactive alloys like manganese-brass. For a circulated, already-oxidized coin it's fine, but not if preserving lustre is a goal.

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,039 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sapyx said:

    @OAKSTAR said:
    No (zero) chemicals, if at all possible gents. Whatever it is, contact cement, glue, rubber cement, 2 part epoxy, super glue, spray on lacquer/enamel, constructive adhesive, liquid nail, etc.. Always try a hair dryer first. And don't touch that coin right away. Man, it gets HOT!!

    I personally would prefer applying chemicals to coins rather than heat. I know acetone won't harm the coin, but heat - especially if it becomes "too hot to touch" - is going to accelerate oxidation, especially for reactive alloys like manganese-brass. For a circulated, already-oxidized coin it's fine, but not if preserving lustre is a goal.

    Well, I'm not a chemist or metallurgist but your point is taken.

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

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