My first silver Dip.

Thanks for the explanation and as Jim put it may have tried it with the tomato (hot and chiilly flavored) ketchup.

 

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Odd that only Acetone would change that coin so much. Are you sure that you only used Acetone. I've used Acetone on coins extensively and sometimes for minutes and sometimes for weeks. In the Sun and in the shade. Never saw that much change in a coin from only Acetone.
Was this Acetone pure or was it a solution such as nail polish remover?
Did you rub that coin with something also?
It's possible I guess but I just never had that dramatic a change in a coin from only Acetone and water.
By the way as to which. I like the before for the Antiquing appearance. I also like the after for the clarity in details. For me it's a toss up.

 

What is the purpose of dipping the coin your taking the value down and the naturel apperance of a circulated coin. I just don;t understand the logic with that move just my opinion. What you actually did you defeated your whole purpose now nobody in there right mind will buy the coin because you tampered with it ,and when you sell it you have to state you dipped it to be honest You could sure tell the coin was dipped by the fields your not hidding nothing ro an experianced collector or even an inexperianced one

Alien JAZEC

 

I was thinking the same thing. I didn't know acetone removed toning in that manner.

 

I'm with you, Snaz... plus the field around the voyagers looks much cleaner.

Btw, how long did you dip it for?

 

Wow... I think this should have been setup as a poll... the likes and dislikes seem split right down the middle.

Snaz, when you say you dipped the Q-tips in the "solution", do you mean the Acetone or something else? I've never seen Acetone change a coin that dramatically either. Unless of course, all the toning was actually a residue of some kind!

 

I like it snaz. :thumb:

 

Over the past few weeks, coin cleaning has suddenly become very popular. A few weeks from now, everyone will return to their senses and realize they have many more cleaned coins in their collections.

 

When I read it, I got the idea that the "Dipping" solution was following the acetone, and that the Q-tip had the " Jeweluster type" dip. Now that I have read the posts, maybe I am wrong.

Jim

 

Hummm....I've never seen acetone or water change a coin that much.

 

And you know what? That's all that really matters.

 

Me neither, but if it did, it wasn't normal toning on the coin to begin with (which is not soluble in acetone or any other solvent)....Mike

 

WOW this thread came alive overnight! Yes this was pure acetone. It came in a big tin jug from home depot. I rolled a Qtip over the surface with a little bit of pressure.

Joe, I have no intenet on selling this coin. So resale value, hiding anything, or honesty and integrity are not in the picture... Not sure where you came up with all that.

I have no drive to clean coins. I have never done so before, I figured might as well give it a try on a duplicate, see what all the hype is about. Chances are, none of my coins will be cleaned unless they will be worse off if I don't.

 

I'm not sure if it makes it more understandable... But a while back I posted one that looked quite a bit different from this one, but from the same bunch. And the joint opinion was that the toning was created from the brown paper slips these lived in for so long.

 

Snaz, a dip in acetone hardily constitutes a cleaning (although the Q-Tips are still questionable). "Dips" are usually mild acid solutions.

It sounds to me like this "toning" is actually residue on the coin and I would think that the removal of it would be a good thing.

Maybe one of the more experienced members could chime in with their opinions and correct me if I'm wrong?

 

I must say I like the after picture much better

 

That would be awesome! A few of the coins have carbon spots or something where it is eating away at the coin.

I contemplated giving it one more dip, But I like how it is now.

 

That was my point. The unthinkable has suddenly become thinkable.