Show your best conservation pieces, before and after pics

omg! you’re right! what’s going on here!?!?

 

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interesting, never thought about diluting acetone with distilled water. Do you do half and half? I usually soak my ancients in acetone after conserving them, as a last step. Some say day, other hours, I just do 5-10 mins, take out and air dry quickly, maybe a small coat of renn-wax

 

1st Day i soaked in pure Acetone then 2nd Day it was a mix of 50/50 then 3rd day it was just distilled water..then final wash in fresh distilled water then a $9 blowdryer helped dry it off while gently, slowly shaking coin holding it by the rim edge.

Distilled Water really was more Powerful then i thought it would.

I never heard of renn-wax will check it out!

 

The 1943 S Lincoln looks like a fake. Rims aren't right and the surfaces are porous.

 

Interesting protocol that sounds promising. Good idea about the hair dryer. I tend to just use pure acetone as a water-extractor at the end. I used to bake in oven, then take out and turn a glass bowl over coins and a desiccant to prevent any moisture absorption while drying. This was all a lot of work, so now the acetone suffices and ren-wax as usual. The latter is good, honest stuff.

 

true, the porosity tells of plating

 

Wow...gorgeous!

 

It’s not a coin but it is a collectible item, a Roman bottle. Before cleaning and after cleaning are obvious.

 

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I really have to call you out on this as I don't believe those are even the same coin. Close with some of the die chipping being the same. However there was clearly a lot of damage to the letters and now they are miraculously fixed. Go figure.

 

What may look like damaged letters may be magnification from liquid trapped inside the flip. Look at edge ding above 'W' of WE, and weakness of 'O' and 'PLU'.
I can't tell you anything else. Its just a copper plated steel cent and I have no reason for trying to dupe anyone.

 

nah, it’s not so bad, and acetone takes it off easily

 

i disagree. This wax is designed to be safe, inert, and therefore serves as a barrier to environmental contaminates. A win-win for me, but I don’t use it for every coin.

 

it’s inert Renn-wax, it’s only a problem if you alone say it is

 

Doesn't everybody have one? Happy Halloween every one.



"A person who could do what I showed would rapidly become very rich. " Insider.

So how rich are you ??? How did you find 2 coins with such similar damaged areas?

Jim

 

First photo is after a long soak.