Removing coins from Lucite

@KISHU1 said:
Is it possible to remove coins from lucite without damaging them
Thanks
Frank D

The question is more about whether they were damaged going INTO the Lucite

The successful method we used: place them in the freezer for a few hours, wrap in a towel and smash on concrete. It’s not as bad as it sounds and the coins can be recovered without damage.

Earlier thread: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13542348

@dunkleosteus430 said:
My advice is to heat them up until the plastic melts off but the metal only turns red-hot. Afterwards give them a good polish to remove the soot or any remaining plastic and they'll be good as new.
I don't recommend this specialized technique for Zincolns though.

I don't recommend this for anything but absolute junk. He asked for a way to NOT damage the coins, not a way to damage them.

@Baylor8670 said:
I haven't tried it before but I'd bet that acetone could take care of lucite.

Whatever you decide, we're gonna need before and after pics.

Also, https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/989967/anyone-know-a-way-to-safely-remove-a-coin-from-lucite

Tried that once. Didn't work.

@Rc5280 said:

@jmlanzaf said:

@dunkleosteus430 said:
My advice is to heat them up until the plastic melts off but the metal only turns red-hot. Afterwards give them a good polish to remove the soot or any remaining plastic and they'll be good as new.
I don't recommend this specialized technique for Zincolns though.

I don't recommend this for anything but absolute junk. He asked for a way to NOT damage the coins, not a way to damage them.

He had to be joking?

Probably. But people forget that newbies find these posts and don't necessarily know it's a joke.

@jmlanzaf said:

@Rc5280 said:

@jmlanzaf said:

@dunkleosteus430 said:
My advice is to heat them up until the plastic melts off but the metal only turns red-hot. Afterwards give them a good polish to remove the soot or any remaining plastic and they'll be good as new.
I don't recommend this specialized technique for Zincolns though.

I don't recommend this for anything but absolute junk. He asked for a way to NOT damage the coins, not a way to damage them.

He had to be joking?

Probably. But people forget that newbies find these posts and don't necessarily know it's a joke.

Sorry about that jmlanzaf

@The_Dinosaur_Man said:

@Old_Collector said:

@KISHU1 said:
This is a toilet seat that is going to be at a yard sale tomorrow
If it’s cheap I will get it and try freezing it and hit it with a hammer
Thanks
Frank D

So you had your priceless heirloom coins embedded in your toilet seat?
Interesting.

Makes for a rich bathroom experience

This one hangs on the wall in my LCS.
It does have a price tag on it but I don't remember how much...it has all 90% silver coins.

@Old_Collector said:
So all you need to do is to get them out, condition is not important only the silver weight. I would start with the idea of freezing and smashing it to minimize the amount of acrylic by whatever mechanic means you need before you start with acetone or you will require a very large amount of acetone that will cut into the value of the silver you recover. I must say that this is by far the most number of coins that I have seen embedded.

The silver coin seat is not the same one that the OP inquired about. Two different posters.

@Old_Collector said:

@jmlanzaf said:

@Old_Collector said:
So all you need to do is to get them out, condition is not important only the silver weight. I would start with the idea of freezing and smashing it to minimize the amount of acrylic by whatever mechanic means you need before you start with acetone or you will require a very large amount of acetone that will cut into the value of the silver you recover. I must say that this is by far the most number of coins that I have seen embedded.

The silver coin seat is not the same one that the OP inquired about. Two different posters.

Ah, thanks, so did we ever find out what coin(s) are in the seat in questions?
An 1877 MS65RD Indian would be a lot different answer from some spending change.
And, perhaps I am overly sensitive in this area, but why would one want to buy a used toilet seat, I just replaced all of mine throughout the house and they were only around $70 for some really nice UNUSED ones at Home Depot?
Although, that would be a great hiding place for your most expensive pieces.

I don't know.

I do have a couple of CC dollars in Lucite that I keep wanting to liberate.

I'd be a little concerned that any coins entombed in a Lucite toilet seat would already be polished or cleaned. So, I'd just get them out to melt or spend.