Removing PVC Residue

mids1999

Can someone please suggest some ways to remove pvc residue
One of my lg. cents has some small spots of this terrible stuff on it.
Advice is well appriciated
Mike

Higashiyama

Dipping for a few minutes in acetone will remove PVC without damaging the coin, but for copper coins, it is often the case that the PVC build-up has damaged the surface of the coin, so there is little recourse.

mids1999

thanks

darktone

Mike- do a search in the past threads and I sure you will learn get all the information you are looking for. mike

nwcs

Acetone should be your number 1 friend. And a coin can be kept for days in acetone. It does not damage the coin in any way. If the coin has a lot of PVC, change the acetone out every once in a while. And when you are done, rinse the coin in fresh acetone.