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Couple of coins in my album developing haze? Added HUGE images.

DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
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Just wondering, has anyone experienced a similar problem? I have a great album-toned Franklin half that looks like it's got haze painted on. Is it possible a bad acetone bath or wash of some kind is to blame?

-D
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    djdilliodondjdilliodon Posts: 1,938 ✭✭
    Does the album have plastic slides? Has the album been stored in high heat conditions? Any pics?
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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    I'll try to get some pictures of the Franklin. It's a Dansco album and I can say for certain that I used acetone on it before I put it in the album; I don't remember there being any haze beforehand image.

    -D
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    image
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    -D
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace
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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    Depending on the light/angle of the coin it looks drastically different; obviously.

    -D
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace
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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    Any ideas? image

    -D
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace
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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    Well, I was kind of proud of my quick-imaging skills.

    -D
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

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    coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,781 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Head on it looks fine, from an angle it looks like milk spotsimage
    Is the plastic slide off of the coin when you imaged it?
    How long has it been in the album?

    I don't think its a bad acetone wash.
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    coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,781 ✭✭✭✭✭
    btw, that's another reason I prefer the Capital holders over the albums.
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    magikbillymagikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭
    Hi,

    Busy thread. I have seen that or smoething like it inside old Mint Sets such as this.

    Best,
    Eric
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If the acetone was not pure to start with (i.e. reagent grade), or used multiple times, or poorly rinsed after the acetone, then it could be due to the process. Suggest another acetone (pure) bath, hot water rinse and blow dry on cool setting. Cheers, RickO
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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    The slide was removed for all of the images taken. I have a few coins that have issues. Perhaps it's a safe issue or the fact that my safe is in a closet? It's rarely above 80 degrees in this house so I don't think temperature/humidity should be having such a great effect.

    -D
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace
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    llafoellafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭
    Is it in the coin or on the coin? Have you blown on the coin to see if it's just surface contamination? (Swallow and wipe mouth before blowing - does that should off-color?) image
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    DD Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭
    It looks like it's on the surface of the coin. I dunno, it's the most noticeable coin with any sort of funk about it. The rest are just toned or 'tarnished' normally.

    -D
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

    -Aristotle

    Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

    -Horace

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