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MIneral OIL?
showmethepenneys
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I have heard advice that the olny way to remove gunk and dirt
without destroying value would be to soak the coins(pennys) in pure mineral oil. Do you guys consider this to be doctoring or altering? I have a few coins soaking right now so i can confirm a few veriatys i think are on the coins. Of corse I would disclose to any buyer what has ben done to them. I am just wondering if there are any qualms about doing this?
without destroying value would be to soak the coins(pennys) in pure mineral oil. Do you guys consider this to be doctoring or altering? I have a few coins soaking right now so i can confirm a few veriatys i think are on the coins. Of corse I would disclose to any buyer what has ben done to them. I am just wondering if there are any qualms about doing this?
A penny saved is a penny earned!
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We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
If it's good enough fo your colon, it's good enough for coins.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>I have a bottle of mineral oil on my shelf - right next to the acetone, the denatured alcohol, the baking soda, the eZest, the MS70, the isopropyl alcohol, the olive oil, etc.
Russ, NCNE >>
Have you tried using them all at the same time?
<< <i>Have you tried using them all at the same time? >>
Yes. This is the result:
Russ, NCNE
to bad mineral oil takes such a long time though.
<< <i>thats a awesome coin, tell me the mixture to use! >>
Truth is, I'm not really sure. It happened by accident. I was experimenting trying to figure out a way to remove milk spots - the obverse is covered with them. So, I pretty much tried everything on the shelf over a period of a couple weeks. Of course, nothing worked. I tucked the coin away in the cabinet reverse down, and forgot about it. About a year later I found it and that's what it looked like.
Russ, NCNE
Sound advice.
Better than olive oil as it does not turn rancid.
But do not use it on proof coins for obvious reasons.