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Meant to say Mineral Spirits which is like acetone. It might be closer in chemical composition to acetone than different But I’m no chemist . (View Post)

Not abuse exactly but before TPGs I would put most of my coins in 2X2s stapled shut. A week or so would pass and I would succumb to the temptation to inspect them closely again under a glass and open… (View Post)

That really depends on the coin under the film and the plastic it ends up in. Many coins with stickers have been conserved in various ways but of course there is risk. Use mineral spirits and a q-tip… (View Post)

I have seen piles of buffalos covered in years of active PVC so thick you could barely tell they were buffalos only to be treated and come out glowing near gems. If it eats into them it is very, very… (View Post)

Orrrr the oils reacted different than the rest of the patina during the accelerant process. Toning is funny, when you like it one can always make up a scenario that makes sense to them how it’s “legi… (View Post)