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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nesvt, post: 782262, member: 1749&quot;]Please don&#039;t.&nbsp; :smile&nbsp; I really don&#039;t want to be associated with coin doctors.... even though it appears some of you think I am.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m still a bit confused.&nbsp; I use acetone to remove PVC and haze.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know thousands of coin collectors, but of those I do know... 90% of them use acetone.&nbsp; I know many collectors that use acetone before submitting any coin to a TPG... whether they see PVC or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see the words like &quot;dip&quot; and &quot;dipped&quot;.&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve read, this always referred to an acid based chemical like e-zest.&nbsp; It actually removes metal.&nbsp; Don&#039;t think acetone does this, but I&#039;m no chemist.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the flip side, acetone removes organic material.... like oil from fingers.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had circulated coins with PVC that I&#039;ve had mixed results with when using acetone.&nbsp; Sometimes the PVC comes off and the coins looks fine.&nbsp; Sometimes the PVC comes off and so does the oil that was holding all of the dirt and grime into the devices.&nbsp; You can easily end up with an ugly coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>How do I use it?&nbsp; Here are some links (though I didn&#039;t read them all).&nbsp; </p><p>PCGS describes the process as preservation and says it &quot;probably saves from ruin&quot;.</p><p>ANACS has very detailed instructions on their site too.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.anacs.com/contentPages/FAQServices.aspx#jump22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anacs.com/contentPages/FAQServices.aspx#jump22" rel="nofollow">link1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/caringforcoins/ht/pvc_damage.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/caringforcoins/ht/pvc_damage.htm" rel="nofollow">link2</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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