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<p>[QUOTE="Kurisu, post: 6471578, member: 117063"]Properly cleaning a coin you want to 'clean' is being done right if you take an approach of conservation rather than cleaning.</p><p>Like Jeff said...no rubbing, ever.</p><p><br /></p><p>To loosen dirt just swish around or let it sit for a bit in some diluted vinegar. Then swish it in clean water or distilled water and set it on a paper towel to dry or hold it tight by the edges and give it a blast of canned air, carefully so you don't blow it away lol!</p><p><br /></p><p>To remove deeper biological material and some other stuff without harming the coin's original surface give it a dip or let it sit for a while in acetone, which will also help protect the coin's future by drawing out any moisture from it. Don't rinse this time just swish in the acetone and set it on a paper towel and it will dry quickly. If the acetone is really dirty from the 'conservation' give it a swish in some fresh acetone.</p><p>Remember to cover the acetone since it evaporates pretty quickly and if it all evaporates while your coin is in there you will just let a bunch of gunk resettle on the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kurisu, post: 6471578, member: 117063"]Properly cleaning a coin you want to 'clean' is being done right if you take an approach of conservation rather than cleaning. Like Jeff said...no rubbing, ever. To loosen dirt just swish around or let it sit for a bit in some diluted vinegar. Then swish it in clean water or distilled water and set it on a paper towel to dry or hold it tight by the edges and give it a blast of canned air, carefully so you don't blow it away lol! To remove deeper biological material and some other stuff without harming the coin's original surface give it a dip or let it sit for a while in acetone, which will also help protect the coin's future by drawing out any moisture from it. Don't rinse this time just swish in the acetone and set it on a paper towel and it will dry quickly. If the acetone is really dirty from the 'conservation' give it a swish in some fresh acetone. Remember to cover the acetone since it evaporates pretty quickly and if it all evaporates while your coin is in there you will just let a bunch of gunk resettle on the coin.[/QUOTE]
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