Tips to remove Glued Obsolete + Confederate Banknotes from cardboard?

I wonder if the microwave would work? Or if soaked in H2O in a clear wide bowl glass for a very few seconds and then feel and see. The only problem would be if any metal fragments are in the paper used.

 

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I wonder if the microwave would work? Or if soaked in H2O in a clear wide bowl glass for a very few seconds and then feel and see. The only problem would be if any metal fragments are in the paper used. It's posting doubling again and I know not why.

 

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A friend once tried to unglue from poster board some US fractional currency. After trying wet soft soaking with rags and steaming, he tried Goof Off and said they came off in small pieces like they had fallen apart.

 

Just remember the age of the paper used in CSA Notes. And those notes tend to be thinner than any other notes I know of.

 

@coin0709 since you stated that you intend to sell each Note online (and that would entail perhaps cutting them around their perimeter while still mounted to the Backing Board (looks like Oaktag to me), why not try to determine from the remnant of the Note that you had removed if the adhesive that was used was Rubber Cement; you can do this by using an object that has a square edge (e.g. a wide, flat bladed screwdriver) and push against the remnant and see if it acts rubbery, or alternatively, using your thumb forcefully slide it across the remnant's edge and see if any balling results. If it appears to act rubbery, it is most likely Rubber Cement and then you could try to use a solvent to test soak one of the mounted Notes. VM & P Naphtha is a constituent solvent used in many formulations of Rubber Cement; this can be purchased at Home Depot. IF you do try my suggestion, do use ONLY Nitrile Gloves (double them) as Latex gloves have very poor resistance to this chemical, while the Nitrile will offer some resistance for short periods of time. NOTE: the drawback of Naphtha is that it is VERY VOLATILE and easily ignitable from an ignition source--use ONLY in a well-ventilated area, preferably outside.

Do let us know how you make out.

 

Thanks for this suggestion. I have cut them all away from the backing board and they each have some remnants still attached. I will give your approach a shot. Thanks. And I will report back my results to help the next victim. Stay tuned.

 

Thanks all. I was planning to start with soaking in water, then progress to acetone and then 70% rubbing alcohol. However, soaking in hot water worked like a charm. I suspect wall paper glue was used. Some of the brown paper pigment did leak out into the water but with this grade and types of notes I don’t think it will hurt their values too bad. Some staining remains from the glue used but they can at least be added individually to someone’s collection now. Thanks again.

 

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@coin0709 I'm really happy to see that you succeeded using Hot Water--that's much safer than a solvent, and it's free!

 

SOLVENTS BAD...WATER GOOD