Acetone? Don't bother?
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Obverse has obvious odious tape marks.
Reverse has green on the tail and red below.,
This might be a good coin to play with and see what can remove the crud...
Or is that never going to be a good idea?
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Can't hurt to experiment on that coin
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Check it out.
Acetone is good for removing tape. Likely though, the surface under the tape will be a different color than the exposed areas.
Plus, as jmlanzaf pointed out, you can't really make it any worse.
Is nail polish remover with bittering agent and other helpful additives any worse for coins that the pure stuff?
am
It's best to use pure acetone. There are no helpful additives, some might not hurt but you won't know without trying and then, it's too late.
The helpful additives in nail polish remover are helpful to fingernails, they may or may not be helpful to coins, and there is a good chance they may be harmful.
Stick with the known commodity and skip the short cuts and quick fixes.
I recently removed tape residue from some Ikes and it worked great. Just be careful and don't rub the coin; let it soak. Use pure acetone.
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Acetone will work. Test your acetone by putting a couple drops on a hand mirror and let it evaporate. If it leaves any visible residue or haze then don’t use it
Mr_Spud
Good advice!
Pete
Make sure to use a glass dish and put a plate over the top to slow evaporation. Conduct this acetone cleaning outside and don't smoke anywhere near it.
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Lots of upside potential and no downside potential. Proceed.
Use acetone to remove the tape residue. Then use coin dip (e-Z-est or Tarnex) to remove that ugly toning. I'm not a big proponent of dipping coins but in the case of this coin it would be an act of mercy. You may be pleasantly surprised with the results. Let us know how it turns out.
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Definitely stick with pure acetone... Nail polish remover can leave other residues. Cheers, RickO
Goo Gone it. You'll get great results.
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Nope, Nope, Nope.... From experience...Soak it for a week in Pam. Then the stuff can be eased off. Afterwards, soak it in acetone.
Goo Gone, Pam, Tarnex... I thought the general wisdom is 'nothing but acetone and water'.
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am
Are we going to see the "after" pictures?
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You might consider that general wisdom is- well, general. As in- not knowing what you have to start with, here's the least damaging way to proceed. Once there is more information available (a picture, maybe?), it's sometimes possible to offer other, more aggressive, options.
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Pure acetone bath then rinse is the general wisdom. Time tested and approved. AFAIK.
Vegatable oil soak for a few days. Then acetone rinse....
I'm not sure if I'll get around to it... but it does seem like a good idea to take a few cruddy peace dollars and try some light conservation/cleaning (cleanservation?), certainly before trying anything on more valuable coins.
NOW I just searched for 'cleanservation' in the forums, and googled it in general, and I find no hits.
So I have apparently just coined the expression.
am
Then you have won the prize.
Are you awarding it? Is it valuable? Where is it?
(Probably a poorly cleanserved coin)
am
Denatured alcohol too; acetone you get at a hardware store.
try 70% alcohol.
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See my experiment below:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1054845/any-solutions-to-clean-old-bronze-medal#latest
I stopped at a long time dealer's shop the other day; she had a Buff nicked come back with a notice from PCGS that the coin was a good candidate for conservation. I explained how easy it was to do it herself; she was surprised fearing cleaning. Dip in tea cup in alcohol or acetone, not need to rub the coin with Q tip.
The "wisdom" of this forum never ceases to amaze me.
Just rinse well with distilled water whatever you do.
I read somewhere that lacking DI or distilled water, a hot tap-water rinse should be used, followed by light blotting with a lint-free cloth or paper towel (no rubbing). Yah?
No. Buy distilled water. It's available in any decent supermarket.
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I only use acetone. Soak then rinse. I know some use distilled water after.
Edited to add: Going forward I will consider the benefits of distilled water and try it out.
No. Hot water leaches minerals/contaminants out of the pipes and into the water.
Ok. I wonder if they will also have 100% acetone. Otherwise, is there an obvious place to buy acetone? Beauty supply shop, perhaps. Or amazon, but I'd rather buy locally if readily available.