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Carbon spots on Zinc cents?

bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

What will take them off? Acetone?

Ken

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    coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,643 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nothing

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    bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinbuf said:
    Nothing

    Ok, found 3 rolls so far of 1995. They are all red but have small carbon spots on them.

    Ken
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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,845 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A Brillo pad.

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some carbon particles can be gently removed with a thorn but most cannot. Zinc is unstable IMO. Peace Roy

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    bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jimnight said:
    A Brillo pad.

    I'll try that!!

    NOT,!

    Ken
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    CoinHoarderCoinHoarder Posts: 2,742 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I believe that most Zincolns will self destruct over time.

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    bolivarshagnastybolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,358 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Move on to one with no spots. No remedy that we have found.

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    bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I figured zinc was like that. :o

    Ken
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    lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Zinc or copper. Carbon spots (maybe misnamed) are forever. Move along.
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,721 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The black spots - called carbon spots - are not, for the most part, removable. and the few that do come off will leave an unsightly spot anyway. Cheers, RickO

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    bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 10, 2020 4:30AM

    @ricko said:
    The black spots - called carbon spots - are not, for the most part, removable. and the few that do come off will leave an unsightly spot anyway. Cheers, RickO

    Figured. I may run the 4 rolls thru a Coinstar! :)

    Ken

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