Sharpie Stain??

I just found this otherwise amazing 1909 VDB, but it has a few teeeeeeny problems. I soaked it in acetone for about 2 hours, didn't seem to have any effect--should I do that longer? Or what? Thanks---

 

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Nice coin. I don't think acetone will touch permanent marker. Goo Gone, or something similar should. Please be careful if rubbing the surface with anything. I've VERY CAREFULLY used a Goo Gone-soaked Q-tip after putting Goo Gone on a coin. If that doesn't work, PM me and I'll look out in the garage for something I used to get black marks off a valuable V-nickel without any damage.

Steve

 

Yes, I've used Goo Gone myself for some items, don't know if I would use it on this 1909 though. Maybe take a q-tip with alcohol and wipe it, wipe lightly! That said, it may come out worse, you never know.

 

I agree with @fretboard; alcohol MIGHT do it. I've never had alcohol nor Goo Gone affect a coin, but there could always be a first time.

Steve

 

Okay, I have both. Alcohol first, Goo-gone second?

 

I think I'll experiment with some other pennies first....

 

I like that idea a lot.

 

Yep, great idea.

 

I'll report back. Thanks.

 

Good luck. I hope you can find a safe means for removing those Sharpie marks. That's a beautiful coin minus the markings

 

Rubbing alcohol and a q-tip.

 

Best wishes but I think anything you do to remove the marks will permanently damage the surface of that coin. What a shame as it's very nice looking.

 

It may just be better to leave it as part of the history of the coin rather then damage the surface further but up to you

 

IMHO, wiping the surface of that coin with a cotton swab, tissue paper, toilet paper, etc. won't do any harm. If alcohol doesn't work and you try the GooGone, make sure to rinse THAT off with something. The other go-to is xylene.

 

If it's old dry erase markers, chloroform was the solvent of choice, but I don't know what it would do to copper.

For obvious reasons they changed the solvent quickly.

 

Yeah.. dry erase markers remove sharpie and make it removable on white boards.
I know an idiot that used a sharpie on a dry erase board and glass.. lol.not sure how it works on a coin though but you should be abLe to draw over the line with dry erase marker than roll it off with a wet q-tip.
Limit your work to that one area and test it out somewhere else first with a sharpie and then remove it.

Also I'm not sold that's sharpie. There's other permanent markers

 

I'm with you. Sharpie was just my best way of describing it.

Alcohol did nothing, and right now I can't find the d*** Goo-Gone.

 

I suspect that this is actually toning in the copper and not some additive substance on the surface. Acetone would have removed it if it was Sharpe or ink of some sort.
I don't think you will be able to remove it without affecting the toning of the rest of the coin.

 

Try using Barstol or WD-40. Both will remove sharpie markers from impervious surfaces.

 

Not sure what Barstol is. Can you link it?
My guess is you're referencing Ballistol. But I could be wrong