ready to dip-Now dipped-picture results added

laurentyvan

Last week I ordered several pairs of coin gloves, plastic tongs, and some MS70. I have several inexpensive mint sets from the usual small countries with hazing that acetone did nothing to. Quite frankly, I have found acetone (bought as 100% pure) is fine for degreasing coins but (at least for me) does not seem to affect hazing on proofs.
I have heard that five to 10 seconds of swishing the coin around with several washes is appropriate. Is this 5 to 10 seconds accurate?
My son called to let me know UPS delivered the package this morning so I'll be ready to dip tonight.
If anyone has any advice or success stories (or horror stories) I'd love to hear them.

nwcs

I usually go for 3-5 seconds with no dilution in the solution and then lots and lots of rinsing. And you are correct, acetone does not affect haze. MS70 and dip will alter the hazing.

danglen

3 to 5 seconds is what I do. Also, if you rinse with distilled water, you won't get any little impurities on the fields that you might with regular tap water. Becomes more important on proof coins, because of the mirror finishes. By the way, I buy Connosieur Brand silver cleaner ( gray cointainer) at WalMart. I get two containers with the little plastic baskets for $5.00.

Refrema

I have used Jewluster diluted 3 to 1 with De-ionized Water for 5 seconds. 3 – 4 minutes in running water, swish it in DI water for 20 – 30 seconds, dip in Alcohol for a few seconds, and then dry with caned air. It has never failed me, but I have never used it on anything more than about 30 years old. I never dip Silver and Clad coins in the same dip.

Good Luck,

Bob

ajaan

I rinse in distilled water and then tap water. Advice: don't drink the dipping solution.

Steve27

Good luck, I've never seen haze sucessfully removed from proof coins.

laurentyvan

Ajaan, thanks for the advice:Advice: don't drink the dipping solution.

Whew, man did I come close!

Is it better to reduce the solution and then thicken so that spreading on bread is easier?

Refrema

1973 & 74 Proof Ikes are full of blue gray haze. They are what I learned on, and PCGS has alwies graded them very high when I sent them in. They come out beautiful every time with the haze gone.

NJMark1

I just bought a Crown set that was very hazy from sitting in the plastic holder since 1978 so just on a whim I tried some WD40 on the coins and the Haze was gone in a flash and the coins are nice and bright. Just a thought. Oh yea they were copper nickel not the silver ones


Mark

1jester

Proof coins really frustrate me because their mirror surfaces are so susceptible to damage, including haze, dust, prints, etc. It's mighty annoying. I guess if you could buy them brand new and keep them in that condition, it would be acceptable, but how can you go about collecting older proofs that are in perfect condition??

laurentyvan

The coin to be dipped:
The new tongs

the dip-3 to 5 seconds

the distilled water rinse 30 seconds agitation

the acetone wash-10 seconds agitation foloowed by air dry-big fan, not canned air.

the results-not too bad

The scratches you now see clearly were obscured by the haze before-it's the reason I wanted to experiment with this coin; it was purchased for a couple of dollars as an impaired proof. Looks like the stuff did the job. It seems like a wisp of haze is left-I'll get to it.

ajaan

Nice photos and dip by dip.

JohnZ

Wow, I never tried clarified butter!

MSD61

I have used MS70 on my proof Ikes and other coins to rid them of haze. I will put a small amount of MS70 on a Q-tip and roll it softly onto the proof. Then rinse it in tap water. I have a 3 filter stage system for our well water however, I will drop the coin in 100% acetone in a glass dish then remove and let air dry. I use the acetone to rid the coin of any water and any impurities. I follow the directions on the bottle of MS70. It seems to be working well but I am still not sure if this a good method. I do not dip silver coins. I find MS70 works better for those.

1jester

I use MSD61's technique, and also have never used an acid-based dip--only MS70.

MSD61

I have a jar of E-z-est coin dip but found it better to use on our wedding rings...LOL! I like the MS70s results better. I know some do not like MS70 because they say that it makes the coin look "too" bright and leave a fake looking sheen. Myself, I really like it!

Askari

You know, MSD61, that would be an interesting set of side-by-side pics: a "before" coin, an "after" coin, and a normal "red" coin.