I have a dumb dipping question.
PerryHall
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I don't believe in dipping coins and I can't remember the last time I dipped a coin but every once in awhile one comes across a coin with extremely ugly toning that would be hard to sell in its current condition. My question is, after one dips a coin, should it be rinsed in hot water or cold water or it doesn't matter.
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Rarely use it these days, and have recently been happier in conjunction with the famous Taco Bell napkins to get a decent new skin on the coin - none of those obvious AT colors going into the neon pink, green and orange that now are consistently called "NT" on these boards.
Well, just Love coins, period.
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<< <i>Are they magic napkins? >>
Not exactly. They are brown in color and probably have a high sulfur content.
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<< <i>Make sure you use Distilled water.. I have heard people with well water will leave spots and too much treated water will bleach it.. Hope this helps..
Wouldn't a long rinse with tap water followed by a quick rinse in acetone work? Seems cheaper than rinsing with a gallon or more of distilled water.
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<< <i>Make sure you use Distilled water.. I have heard people with well water will leave spots and too much treated water will bleach it.. Hope this helps..
Wouldn't a long rinse with tap water followed by a quick rinse in acetone work? Seems cheaper than rinsing with a gallon or more of distilled water. >>
Perry, I really don't know.. I have heard some people have terrible tap water that is full of chemicals that will take the enamel off of a persons teeth... So, a birdy told me always buy a gallon of distilled water and soak your coins in for no more than 30 minutes, but I wouldn't even leave them in that long.. Hope this helps..
P.S. I have well water that is ok by EPA standards, but I know the iron content is ok and cal levels, I would never try to clean coins using my water.. I just had my elements changed just last week and both heating elements were caked with Cal all over. I advise anyone that has seen a up shoot in electric bills change your hot water heater elements once a year.. Already my electric bill has dropped 55 percent from just last month..
dip then a good rinse under an open faucet,
then dry with a hot hair dryer.
Complete process takes less than a minute.
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My process is as follows - wear safety glasses and ventilate properly:
Grab the coin by the edge with tongs and lock them:
Rinse coin under almost hot running water - this puts a bit of heat in the coin.
Dip in EZEst - about 2 seconds. (You can always dip again)
Immediately rinse in the almost hot running water - 5 seconds per side
Rinse in a cup of distilled water - 5 seconds
Rinse in a second cup of distilled water - 5 seconds
Dip in ammonia for at least 10 seconds - this neutralizes the EZEst - ammonia is highly basic and will passivate the silver surface. (Longer does not hurt here)
Dip in a third cup of distilled water
Dip in a fourth cup of distilled water
Blot water off between paper napkins. Do this several times to remove all water. DO NOT RUB. Blot only. I usually use three or so layers of napkins.
Repeat if necessary.
I'm not saying who is right or wrong. It would be only my opinion anyway.
No wonder so many coins are screwed up, though.
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I'm not saying who is right or wrong. It would be only my opinion anyway.
No wonder so many coins are screwed up, though. >>
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Well, just Love coins, period.
<< <i>Make sure you use Distilled water.. I have heard people with well water will leave spots >>
I'll bet ours would. You ever smell the sulfur water they have in South Florida? We have it here. Everytime ladymarcovan does the laundry and uses up the stuff in the aerator tank, I end up having to take a smelly shower. I'll usually use bottled water for a post-rinse dip, but have forgotten and used the faucet a time or two. The long term results were not always awful- sometimes a light goldish tone resulted, and sometimes none at all. Occasionally this secondary tone was blotchy or uneven, though, which is not good. I'll agree that one should probably used distilled water for a rinse.
I've never used acetone or ammonia as a post-dip rinse, though I've used acetone for removing adhesive residue and paint and stuff like that on coins. I can imagine their possible benefits, I suppose.