Question about putting coins in books...

D

Does anyone put Vaseline or anything on the coins beforehand? Give them a rinse? or what? It almost seems like my nicest Franklin is getting some haze on his forehead, but it wasn't there before I put it in the book .

-Daniel

D

PS: It's a Dansco album.

The reason I ask is, I might end up pulling it out and submitting it after awhile, it's got very nice rim toning and would grade I'd say MS63/64FBL. (I compared it to my other FBL coins and it's far nicer, so perhaps even a 65 grade)

+1

-Daniel

TonedPeaceNut

<< <i>Does anyone put Vaseline or anything on the coins beforehand? >>



You put WHAT on your coins! And you put vaseline on them BEFOREHAND -- what are you doing with them!

I suggest KY -- its waterbased and less likely to cause irritation.


TPN

D

I didn't put anything on them at first, I wasn't sure if they needed it or not, I was told Vaseline by a different collector. I meant before putting them in the album btw , and not leaving giant gobs on there.

-Daniel

XpipedreamR

Astroglide's better than KY.











Or so I hear

vega1

I believe this is a good question, from a *YN* if I'm not mistaken? (TPN and Xpipe)

D, I think in general it is never a good idea to put anything on your coins, particularly something like Vaseline which may be very difficult to get off the coin, and at the very least would require you to clean the coin in some way. The key may be the type of folder. Perhaps another member can recommend a specific type of book that is better than another, I don't have much info on that since very little of my collection is in books. Sorry.

Hope this helps

edited to fix spelling

ss350camaro

I use Dansco and Intercept Shield albums for my raw coins.



DON'T put anything on the coins!

Neptune

I know what he is talking about tho. I had some old - turning green - Lincolns that were in a book for almost 50 years from my childhood . . . I took them all out and wiped down with 'mineral oil' and tried to get some of green off and put back in a new book - for sentimental purposes only.

Steve27

"Give them a rinse? or what? "

Sadly, the majority of raw coins I buy come in flips which use PVC; thus before I do anything else with them, I give them a rinse with pure acetone. If you see a coin changing over a short period of time, there is probably something on it causing the change, and acetone will probably remove it (and it won't hurt the coin).

D

Not mistaken atall Vega. I'm still kind of surprised any would get hazy at all, since they're in a Dansco album. I'm worried about putting the coin in acetone because it's got such nice rim toning . Any advice on how to "spot clean?"

Thanks for the responses.

-Daniel

MadMonk

You could try neutralizing the coins in a 3 stage, pure acetone, dip.

mozin

<< <i>Not mistaken atall Vega. I'm still kind of surprised any would get hazy at all, since they're in a Dansco album. I'm worried about putting the coin in acetone because it's got such nice rim toning . Any advice on how to "spot clean?"

Thanks for the responses.

-Daniel >>


Don't be afraid of the acetone dip; it will not hurt your coins and it will not affect natural toning that is already on the coin. If you have coins that you want to tone an acetone dip will get the surfaces ready for natural toning. The acetone will take off the damaging PVC which could be some of the haze you see. I routinely dip all my raw purchases in acetone because I do not want PVC damage. It is a waste of money not to acetone dip before submitting for grading if there is any chance the coin has been near PVC.

I sold all my coin albums decades ago so I am not up on what is availble today. My suggestion is to go with some kind of holder that will hold individual coins safely and forget the albums where raw coins are inserted into slots; slots are bad news.

Boom

Daniel, listen up.
I have seen Dansco Albums damage many coins simply because the owner did not push their coins as far down into the holes as possible. What will happen is that every time you slide that window across the tops of your coins it causes irreparable damage, scratching the obverses and leaving the dreaded hairline effect, leaving the impression that the coins have been harshly cleaned.