I always believed you shouldn't clean coins (except that one time as a little by I used copper cleaner on a black 1869 cent), but I'm hearing...
Thanks for the suggestion about pictures. I just checked out some pictures on google. It looks to me like PVC damage is more of a bluish-green...
I felt the same way. I wasn't going to steal it.
Maybe you should feed your dog a coin with each meal.
I am certainly no expert, but I suspect when you see a large cent that is sort of orange, it has been cleaned. I have a few.
I suspect sandpaper is out, also.
A coin dealer sold me flips with PVC a couple of years ago and I put all my miscellansous coins in them, not knowing there would be a problem....
I guess that's what I've always been taught.
If it is PVC damage, do I use one product, such as acetone, and if it is corrosion, do I use another, such as Verdi-Care?
From what I've read so far, I might conclude acetone is the best product for removing PVC damage, and Verdi-Care is the best product for removing...
How do you remove dirt, grime, and guck from coins? (This isn't about corrosion or PVC damage.)
How can you tell the differenct between PVC damage and corrosion on copper coins, particulary large cents?
Thanks. What all is acetone use for? I notice it is mentioned quite a bit.
A couple of years ago I decided to put my miscellaneous coins into plastic flips. The dealer who sold me the flips didn't mention they had PVC and...
Thanks for the tip about the toning, though the box doesn't have a cigar smell, so either it never carried cigars, or it is so old that the smell...
I think I'd have to pay at least another $30 per year. The box I have now ($40) is a perfect fit for the coins I have.
I've quite a few of them and don't want them stolen.
Well, the cigar box is 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 X 2 1/2, and it barely fits, along with all the other stuff I have in it.
They's have to be short enough to fit into my safe depost box.
If it fits into my safe deposit box.
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