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How to clean

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Hi every one I have coins more of them get mold on it can you help mme how can i remove it

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You need to provide good Pics . What denomination, what years etc...
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Hi every one thanks lot for every thing
for how to clean the coins . can I send more than one pics if don't mind ?

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this is one of them and I have more like this
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this is one of them and I have more like this
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The green you are seeing is call Verdigris. Verdigris Definition: 1. a. a green or greenish blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper, consisting of one or more basic copper acetates, and formerly used in medicine b. normal copper acetate 2. a green or bluish deposit especially of copper carbonates formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces
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#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

Acetone (must be pure) will remove verdigris. A quick soak is normally all it takes. No need to rinse as the acetone will COMPLETELY evaporate off of the coin.
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I agree

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#9 Unread post by Brian Hagler »

I've gotten the same advise from Dan and Earle; for me it depended on the metal. I had ones worse than yours and had good results. But.....I've only did a few and they weren't great coins to begin with. More of a trial run I guess.

I don't think I'll ever be in the habit of cleaning coins.
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#10 Unread post by Earle42 »

If acetone fails, then xylene. One is polar solvent and one is non-polar. Meaning one can take of things the other does not.
I don't think I'll ever be in the habit of cleaning coins.
I know it seems to be splitting hairs, but using these two chemicals on a coin is not what the hobby typically means when the word "cleaning" is used . The word cleaning usually means something that alters (destroys value) the coin's metal.

If someone spilled Pepsi on a coin, they would be smart to rinse it off. This is not "cleaning" the coin since it is removing the surface Pepsi and not changing the metal in any way. So this action is called conserving.

Now if someone used a wire brush or some corrosive acid to remove the Pepsi, therefore damaging the coin's metal also, then they have "cleaned" the coin.
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