Cleaning Coins! But not quite

Are you sure you didn't leave anything out? Now is the time to speak your piece. Holding things inside is not good for you.

 

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You sound like my psychotherapist.

 

I kept getting outbid for 1908-S. I bought a buy it now NGC F-12 for $105. If I could win an auction I might get a better deal.

 

Therapy!? Therapy!? There is NO therapy for you being psycho.

 

But Sal, I'm a likeable psycho. I mean as far as psycho-horses go, right?

 

That’s true, I didn’t consider that.

 

Does SS ever sleep?

 

Doug coming to work at CoinTalk and going home everyday...

 

Did I miss it? I can't believe that no one said to the post and first pair of pictures "Why would you want to clean it?" Just looked like a fairly typical, well-circulated 1908-S cent, a coin I love, by the way. The first one I got was a F12 piece that I took in trade for some junk coins I had found roll searching in the late 1950s. Wish I still had it.

 

Yes sir you did miss it! I only gave her a a short acetone bath. She kept her look but rid of some of the bigger green spots. I ended up listing her on my eBay for auction. Thanks for the reply, and I never mean clean the coin such as dipping it in harsh chemicals or rubbing her with any materials. Just mean to remove any organic build up or other spots.

 

I put this one up for auction on my eBay I think she did good with the acetone. Got rid of a majority of the green organic build up.

 

I stand corrected. I guess I don't think of an acetone bath as really doing anything, as it never does for me. Of course, that may have been what I used many years ago when I had some coins with green slime.

 

I have used white vinegar with some success, let the coin sit for 20 min.

 

I don't use acetone on coppers because it will change color. I use distilled water and Verdicare.

 

Wish you good luck, let us know how you come out.

 

Acetone is claimed to sometimes change the color of copper coins, but vinegar almost always WILL change the color of copper coins, in a completely unnatural-looking way. Please don't put coins in vinegar, unless you're restoring dates on dateless nickels.

 

I used acetone and VERDI-CARE. The coin ended up going for 193. I’ve tried vinegar on some junk prices before and had damage to some of them. I do recommend VERDI-CARE for anyone that hasn’t tried it yet I will be sticking to that.

 

1908-S commands top dollar. I bought an NGC F12 for $105.