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Cleaning Old Dark Side?

madeddiemadeddie Posts: 139
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I have a lot of Dark Side....It's all dirty/grimey........Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your help!

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  • BjornBjorn Posts: 538 ✭✭✭
    I would probably avoid cleaning anything particularly valuable at all, and would avoid any polishing or dipping for the remainder. I have found that some acetone can work wonders - on higher grade coins I tend to merely submerge the coin in acetone for an hour or two and then lightly rinse, preferably with distilled water. On lower grade coins I may sometimes gently use a qtip while the coin still has acetone on the surface.
  • madeddiemadeddie Posts: 139
    WOW! Nitric Acid (undiluted) eats a copper cent...very interesting......

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  • madeddiemadeddie Posts: 139
    What about Bon Ami? It's nnot supposed to leave any marks......
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    No Bon Ami. Acetone and a Q=tip, if you absolutely MUST clean them. I have found that efforts in that region are best left alone, lest you do damage to the piece.image
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  • madeddiemadeddie Posts: 139
    I've got a bottle of acetone and a package of Q-tips....

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, but I don't think just hitting them with some Dawn or other liquid mild dish detergent with a good rinse first would be a bad idea. Loos and crappy crud can sometimes come up with surprisingly little effort this way.

    My Rec: soap and water first and then go with the acetone and see what you have, and/or report back to us at this column.
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  • madeddiemadeddie Posts: 139
    Sounds like a good plan. I can use RO water, I have some Dawn dish detergent...How do I dry them? I don't want water spots....Should I use Jet Dry? Should I just blot them? All these tips are very helpful! Thanks much!

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ah, yes, tamp dry with clean white cotton towel - NO RUBBING yet!
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