When will I stop making stupid mistakes

riddle : What do you call a mistake in coin collecting ?
answer : tuition.

Like they said - just learn from it.

So ponder... what did you learn ? Sometimes I like to actually write it down. I learn more from the experience that way.

 

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That's right on.

Also... don't let the acetone air dry. Even if it started out as 100% pure acetone, it cannot possibly end up pure acetone - it has the impurities which it removed from the coin's surface. As the acetone evaporates, it will leave behind small traces of the stuff you wanted to remove - except it will be over the entire coin's surface this time.

Discard the original acetone bath - responsibly and safely , it's flammable and an environmental hazard - then rinse the coin with a second wash of 100% pure acetone. No need to soak in an acetone bath.

At that point, a distilled water rinse is a good idea.

 

I have not had a single problem with acetone on a coin in over 40 years. I guess if you left it in for days on days, then maybe something would happen to the coin. But in this case it should only be a few minutes. You will not run into any problems. Just put it in the acetone for say, ten minutes. and you should be fine. I mean in anycase. its a melt coin anyhow. What is the worst thing that could happen. Its not like its going to dissolve. I have left coins in acetone for days and noticed nothing. (Junk coin test!)

Again, Just a short while in the acetone should do the trick.

 

We will stop making mistakes when we find another hobby.

Until then, just enjoy.

 

good candidate for experimental acetone cleaning... Nothing to lose, go for it.

Let us know your results...

act in haste, regret in Leisure... classic line! thanks for sharing.

 

thanks for the advice guys,

I probably wont clean i though...I dont want to mess it up even more


stainless

 

stainless:
Using acetone will not clean the coin, just remove the glue from the tape.

 

oh,
ok, I might try it then...thanks for the info

 

Probably not even then !

 

A humble request.......

Will someone burn those darn Q-tips ?!?!?!?

 

I'm too busy trying to undo all of my mistakes to make any mistakes. :hatch: Or could I be mistaken on this? :headbang:

Ribbit

 

That would be a mistake. Over time leaving something chemically active like that tape residue on there came potentially cause even more damage to the coin. Sometime you NEED to remove contaminants from the surface of a coin to keep them from producing further damage.

 

LOL