Will Acetone Help?

If you folks have the time, you might want to check out Insider over on CU. You may change your opinion of the guy. His level of knowledge is much greater than he has shared on this board. He is here for the fun of it. It took me a while to understand just how much correct information he has to offer. He is one of the big boys. Let's not drive him away.

 

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I agree with the Knowledge he has to offer,
@Insider
Your intent and use of Knowledge A+
Delivery a D-
I am not very good with these imojis.
But, here we go,,


Laymans terms buddy! Leymans terms!

 

@ldhair
@GDJMSP

I was truly surprised and humbled by your words when I logged on this morning. No disrespect ldhair, but especially those coming from a numismatist with "Our Treasured Mentor and Geezer's" credentials and accomplishments.

@Pickin and Grinin, can you see a "C-" at the least? A "D-" is COLD!

You all must know that I love the attention; however, I wish it had been in a PM. As usual, Doug is correct. It will take a permanent ban to get me off CT. Thanks for the comments, but let's get back to the acetone

 

@ldhair
@GDJMSP
@Pickin and Grinin

I had to show your nice comments and my reply to BigMoney just now. She said to tell you: "WELCOME TO MY WORLD!"

 

By far I find acetone most valuable in removing the organic gunk that can accumulate in the devices of circulated coins over years/decades of physical handling and exposure to organic compounds in the air (like nicotine, for example).

Even when I buy a raw coin* that's in UNC condition, it gets an acetone bath because I don't know how it was stored and what still-invisible trace organic compounds might have collected on its surface.

*Silver and CN coins only. I've experienced a few discoloration issues with acetone on bronze coins, so for those I limit myself to water followed by xylene.

 

You can be the most knowledgeable person on the planet. But if your personality/attitude is the same as the thin brown gruel in Bigfoot's colostomy bag, it's not worth the trouble.

 

Michael K, posted: "You can be the most knowledgeable person on the planet. But if your personality/attitude is the same as the thin brown gruel in Bigfoot's colostomy bag, it's not worth the trouble."

Now you've done it.

So smell this: Why not forget the personal advice (fools like me won't heed it) and MYOB? Otherwise, just help us all answer the OP's question.

 

AMEN! I had the nastiest Jesuit English teacher in the world. Made us all feel like little dummies with his abusive remarks. One error of any kind on a paper and you received an "F" and a note to "Rewrite it Pal."

Today, I'm glad he wus that way: because; it makes me a better speller and riter.

 

I always assumed "dip" meant acetone. When people say they dipped their coins is that a separate thing from just using acetone?

 

You are absolutely correct. I read a few of his comments on pcgs forum concerning indian head pennies with ms70 learned a few things. So just read between the remarks

 

Acetone
Ms70
And many other chemicals, solvents, u name it.
Ive heard horror stories of brasso, silver cleaned etc.
Im sure serious coin doctors have many things im unaware of.

 

To me, "Dipping" is a trade-specific term referring exclusively to the employment of thiourea, most normally in the form of E-Zest, to strip a layer of metal from the surface of a coin. That's what it meant when I first learned to use the word. I seem to be in the minority these days to desire such precision with numismatic language, which is why the term is now so confusing.

 

Okay thanks, that's what I was wondering. I saw @GDJMSP earlier list 4 types of safe liquids as acetone, xylene, distilled water and dip. I always assumed "dip" was just the process of cleaning/conserving coins not necessarily to mean anything specific.

1 year in and still learning, imagine that!