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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Endeavor, post: 2978737, member: 60292&quot;]Looks to be well worn. Don&#039;t clean it by making contact with the surface (such as scrubbing, brushing or any type of lateral touching). However, I think this is definitely worth dipping in acetone because of its condition. Look to get pure acetone at a hardware store (such as Home Depot or Lowes).</p><p><br /></p><p>Acetone evaporates quickly if not in a sealed container. Little baby food jars work great. Fill one up enough so that the coin is fully submerged. Leave it sitting in the acetone for 72 hours (3 days). Stir the container gently at least once every 24 hours (do not open the container).&nbsp; After the 3 days hopefully the crud has fallen off on its own. If not then don&#039;t touch it (it stays). Don&#039;t rinse the coin with anything. Let the acetone dry off by evaporation*.</p><p><br /></p><p>*Because of the condition, it probably wouldn&#039;t hurt to <b>very gently</b> pat dry the coin with a towel immediately after removing the coin from acetone solution (while still wet). Not so much to dry the coin but to see if you can also lift any crud along with the acetone. Again VERY GENTLY.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. I wouldn&#039;t spend the money for a container of acetone to do just one low value coin. If I had a little stash of inexpensive coins with crud/dirt/pvc then I would probably try the acetone dip on them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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