So i have this silver peso that has a real nice rainbow toning happening on it and id like to see more of it later on in life, lol. If i use acetone on it would it strip it of the rainbow toning too with the other grime or would it leave that on? And/or would it take off the mint luster also? Thank you guys. edit for spelling
Leave it alone. That particular coin has a composition of .10 % silver, and it often appears as a very thin coating, some areas shiney, some dull. Acetone will not improve it. Actually it is fairly clean, but shows much abrasion. The toning is quite minor in the photo. I had a similar coin, and what I did was search EBAY, and bought a much better sample, with a clean shiny non-abraded surface. Normally acetone will not remove the toning and or luster. Gary in Washington
Acetone is an organic solvent, i.e. it will only dissolve oils, grease, pvc, and the like. It has no effect on metals themselves. It will not diminish real toning.
Thank you guys. I got it in a small bag of foreign coins i bought for 3 dollars. But i wanted to try using acetone and expiramenting on some older coins and see but wanted to see what everyone thoughts were first.
Hmmm, I dont see any toning either. That low of a silver content you could have some fun with. Dip in WD40, wrap in HD tinfoil and throw it on the barbie.
And that's about all it's gonna get. Ya see, your coin has a good bit of wear, which means a lot of the luster is gone. And for a coin to get attractive toning the luster needs to be there. But once it's gone it's gone and the coin is simply not going to develop attractive toning. Of course even if a coin has all of its original luster, that doesn't mean it will develop attractive toning. Sure the coin will tone, but it may turn out to be as ugly as a mud fence. Natural attractive toning is a matter of chance - not certainty.
