Anyone used the freeze and thaw method here? Never heard of it before but someone posted on Reddit and I was reading about it. Supposed to remove nothing but dirt and filth. Freeze a coin in distilled water in a shot glass and thaw. Supposed to only remove dirt. I have never seen anything before here about that. Does it work?
can't say I've tried that one but I've done the opposite many times... Coin in muslin tea bag suspended in boiling distilled water... This will remove an amazing amount of dirt with no additional damage done
I'm going to try both of these methods. On a no matter what coin of course. Thanks for sharing to both of you.
It works, but to a limited degree. And it works best if you can manage to get the coin to stand on edge - as opposed to laying flat on the bottom, depending on what is actually on the coin. That said there are much better, and far more effective methods.
Someone mentioned recently one I had never tried, boiling coins in water. I also like that freezing method.
I've posted about it more times than I can even begin to count. Simply do a search using the words "proper cleaning" and posted by me. You'll find more than you'd care to read. But to get proper answers, that's exactly what you need to do - read.
I did not earn my dual master's degree without comprehensive reading and research @GDJMSP. My question was directed at you for comparison to my research and knowledge. With respect your answer, I have more books than you would care to read! Answers without arrogance would be most appropriate and appreciated. Thank you for the response.
OPEN MESSAGE TO ANY MORE SNOWFLAKES POSTING ON CT from someone who woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning: Get over it. People who ask questions of people who know something they don't should keep their pie hole and fingers in check AND BE DARN GLAD ANY KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER HERE TAKES THE TIME TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THEIR QUESTION!
You completely misinterpreted my post ! It's not arrogance at all ! I just didn't want to have to type it out for the thousandth time. 1 - distilled water 2 - acetone 3 - xylene 4 - con dip Those are the best, as in most effective, and safest, as in causing no damage to the coin, methods there are for properly cleaning a coin. And each one of them has it's own methods with sometimes lengthy explanations of how to use it properly. And when not to use it, and when to use it on which coins and which ones not to use it on. Basically I'd have to sit here and type for a couple of hours and I still wouldn't have explained all of the various situations. So please, do me a favor, and look it up. You'll find pretty much everything you'd need to know. And you're not going to find any single post that covers everything because there is simply too much. It would literally take a book to explain it all. Or, if you have a specific question, and a specific coin, please post a pic of that coin and I'll be happy to explain to you in detail what I would suggest be done with that specific coin.
You are too kind! Over the years you have shared the info on this topic then any one else. Like you suggested to the OP I linked to every post from you I could find. I am not a chemist nor a metallurgist but using your advice I can go a good job preserving coins. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Oh wow. Q, I didn’t hear him saying you don’t know how to research and read. I heard him saying, in order to get your answers, you have to research and read what he said here on your question.
No, no, no and no! Let's end this running joke. That should have read Coin Dip. Such as e-Z-est. Jewelry cleaner never, ever!
But, it didn't. The resident expert left the gate open to walk thru. It is a bit ironic, that there is absolute truth in the statement, Doctors do...always have...and continue to... con the unsuspecting buyer by dipping.