Forget the butter. Just carefully place the coin on the fat part of you tongue while sticking it out as far as possible into the air. Then pour scotch on the coin and your tongue. Try to catch about 8ml of scotch with which to wash the coin. Then slowing bring the coin into you mouth. Swish and spit into a round porcelain sink (make sure the drain has a filer on it or you will lose your valuable coin). Ruben Repeat as needed....
For those not familiar with Ruben's sardonic wit, this is his attempt at humor. Please don't wash your coins in your mouth.
Sorry I took so long to respond to you. MS (Mint State) a condition, means the coin was never in circulation. There are various grades of MS, MS60 - MS70. About the dust, if you can't dispel the dust with a quick breath blow then leave it alone for now. Rubbing the coin to remove dust or what ever may result in lowering the grade in the end. Its understandable that you want to resolve this issue and possible other ones quickly to enjoy the result you expect. How ever once you fail at restoration it can not be undone, so patience will have a big reward. Depending on the composition of the coin, what its made of, the things you can safely do will differ. Do some research on cleaning coins, here at CT there have been many discussion on the topic. Then try some techniques on coins that it won't matter if you ruin while you learn to perfect the process. Starting with 2X2 storage is a great way to begin with preservation. I buy them in 100 count boxes @ 4.95 a box. I get 2X2's for half dollars which will also accommodate modern dollar coins as well. The quarter 2X2's I also use for nickels, and the cent 2X2 also hold my dimes. Then I put them into binder pages that hold 20 2X2's. The best suggestion I can give you is to buy a copy of the Red Book. This book will answer many many question about coins, but don't count on the price guide to be anything but a very rough ball park "retail" price, if that. Well to the world of coin collecting. Take your time, enjoy your treasures. Allen
I wouldn't blow on MS or any coin , the saliva from your breath can acuse small spots to form . rzage:hatch::hammer:
you know what will be funny a memeber puts his coins in his mouth and then runs after you with his baseball bat cliaming dmamages now that could be beaten with a member here trying to use your mouth to clean coins i am sure lot of us would pay for that pic especially if it was toad trying to do it
for clarification the "dust" is not dust it is the excess that comes off the coins and that stays in the bag and that covers the others, it gives a dust appearance but is more than dust on tables. I have some i believe Jersey Knit Cloths for detailing a car, they are very thin and soft cloths that are used to dry very little water, when you are finishing. They are basically the last thing you use when cleaning a car, to make sure its dry , when i go to wal-mart the next time i'll check if they are microfiber but i believe they are. There is no coin store where i live but i'm going to knoxville so hopefully i'll stop by a coin store and get some 2X2, and see if he has any rolls for my bicentiennials
Not really, it means the coin exhibts no signs of wear. I've pulled quite a few MS coins out of circulation.
