Removing Gunk... Question for the board
Raybob15239
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OK, I've got a common date, circ Morgan, grading between VF and XF. Lots of black gunk in the devices. Not a valuable coin by any stretch. Being anal retentive, I can not bring myself to not figure out the VAM attribution; however, the gunk makes it very difficult. Ruled out any valuable VAMs; the ones left as possibilities are all R3, I1/2 VAMs.
I know that acetone is good for soaking off the gunk, but I do not have any and really don't want to buy any to have in the house given that I've got very young kids. Given the fact that this coin is essentially worth melt anyway, would there be any harm in using something like Goo-Gone to remove the gunk? Would that even work and would it damage the coin?
Thanks in advance.
Ray
I know that acetone is good for soaking off the gunk, but I do not have any and really don't want to buy any to have in the house given that I've got very young kids. Given the fact that this coin is essentially worth melt anyway, would there be any harm in using something like Goo-Gone to remove the gunk? Would that even work and would it damage the coin?
Thanks in advance.
Ray
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Perry: No this is not coin doctoring... the MS63 details whizzed Morgan that I've had sitting wrapped up in a Taco Bell napkin since last October is coin doctoring.... guess I should try to remember where I put that and see what happened to that puppy.
you could always go the acetone route, and donate the extra acetone to a local painter.
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General cleaning ammonia ... I do know this works as I have experimented
Okay, now I've never tried this one, but I believe it will work based on some conversations I've had ... lighter fluid
Finally, I've never tried this one either, but heard a couple guys talking about it ... simple green
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<< <i>Okay, now I've never tried this one, but I believe it will work based on some conversations I've had ... lighter fluid >>
Are you saying that he could burn all the gunk off? It might also create some colorful toning.
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LOL ... oh my ...
no, all of these are for soaking in ...
regular grocery-store grade "sudsy lemon amonia" is the best I have ever used for removing "gunk"
I typically do not soak coins in anything other than acetone however, if neccessary
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No,no,no..Windex
Of course, seeing the WD-40 quip made me wonder if duct tape could be used to rip the gunk from the depths of the coin kind of like those pore cleansing strips. After using the duct tape, you can use WD-40 to clean off the residue.
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