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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chrysta Wilson, post: 768, member: 25&quot;]As far as your copper question, I did try acetone on copper. I got some Uncirculated wheats that had tape on them. They had glue stuck to them and an ugly band of toning where the glue was. I figured, what the heck, it can&#039;t hurt...and it didn&#039;t. It took off the glue, but not the discoloration.</p><p><br /></p><p>I posted about acetone on RCC and one of the posters there claimed that acetone would eat through a zinc cent in a day or a week or something. Another poster claimed that this was bullspit and put one to soak in acetone right then. This was 2 or 3 months ago now, and as far as I know (he reported back on it recently) the coin is not dissolved, and looks much the same.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Others will give you nearly hysterical cautionary tales about the toxic fumes. They are toxic (and highly combustible, don&#039;t drop a match in the area), but I doubt you will die from breathing in the fumes. Acetone is the main ingredient in nail polish remover, and you don&#039;t hear about women dying of the fumes often...Just keep things reasonably well ventilated and you will be fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>One last thing...acetone will eat some plastics and take the finish off of your furniture, so watch where you spill it, and don&#039;t put it in a plastic container!&nbsp; It also evaporates fairly rapidly, so unless you are just doing a quick dip, I would cover it with something. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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