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Is this PVC damage?

Almost all the cents in this tube have spots; some rounded and some with a finger print look. Is this from the tube they have been stored in?

Edit: If it is, would a bath in acetone help any?


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  • It does not look like PVC, looks like a bunch of carbon spots.
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭


    << <i>It does not look like PVC, looks like a bunch of carbon spots. >>


    Agreed. It's also highly doubtful the tube is PVC.

    I wrote this post many moons ago: An easy test for PVC

    (edited for typo)
  • halfhunterhalfhunter Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭
    Doesn't look like PVC to me.
    Does, however, look like a nice crack in Lincolns head!

    HH
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  • WaterSportWaterSport Posts: 6,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very common and caused by frequently handeling the coins in the roll.
    WS
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Result of light fingerprints.... mishandled coin. Cheers, RickO
  • Fot the die break are you refering to that running to Lincolns mouth or the one in the forehead? This roll has a number of cents with severe die cracks in the forehead; one more reason for being bumed-out over the carbon and prints. Is there an acceptable cure for the prints?
    Remember, I'm pullen for ya; we're all in this together.---Red Green---
  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fingerprints my guess........improper handling.

    It comes back ta haunt ya eventually.

    .........and don't breathe near them, either.

    Pete
    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon

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