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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-06-2009, 10:03 PM   #1 (permalink) Boss Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Out West Posts: 1,113 My Mood: I would put in album and leave out in a moderatedly warm humid area a short while. Then store as you normally would. You'll enjoy and they will get better the more you look at them. Some disagree with this advice but it has actually work very well for my coins. __________________ “Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.” —James Madison   07-06-2009, 10:09 PM   #2 (permalink) desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor     Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,494 My Mood: Diamond dust ( grit ) is in a oil based matrix such as Vaseline. This is because diamond sticks to the oil and thus allows a surface of it to exist. Alumina oxide generally is suspended in water based solutions on a polishing lap. The Kit "scratch out" says not to get on paint, so I gather it is a wax/petroleum based, but I am not sure. I guess any kind of light random movement would do. I would just take it along with me when I go walking and move it between my fingers. Again, this is an experiment, nothing promised. Jim   07-07-2009, 03:59 AM   #3 (permalink) TomCorona Pesimistic Optimist     Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 484 Blog Entries: 1 you could always use some thermate..   07-07-2009, 05:32 AM   #4 (permalink) Billy Kingsley History Via Numismatics     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dutchess County, New York Posts: 405 My Mood: Blog Entries: 8 You could bury it in your back yard, and wait a few years then dig it up, and hope that the problems are filled with dirt? I don't think there's any way to make it better, though. Probably the best you can hope for is to hide it. __________________ Billy Kingsley Member ANA, SPMC I don't care about a coin or note's "value" or material composition. I care about what it is, and it's place in history! Collector of all coins and currency!   Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « To clean or not to clean? That is the question! | Cleaning coins? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Understanding Counterfeit Detection GoldCoinLover Coin Chat 15 06-14-2009 04:33 PM Coin Grading/Authentication Services Reid Goldsborough Coin Chat 57 06-01-2009 03:14 PM mass coin cleaning methods for US coins, need advice trey0204 US Coins Forum 22 03-17-2009 12:47 PM RE: AMAZING method for cleaning ancient SILVER coins zzantiquities World & Ancient Coins 6 12-16-2008 06:05 AM Miscellaneous Links GDJMSP US Coins 4 10-29-2006 02:28 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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