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<p>[QUOTE="FreakyGarrettC, post: 1174023, member: 15832"]It takes lots of practice to get good at cleaning coins. One of my personal favorites is blue ribbon, however it is becoming increasingly difficult to find. MS70 also does wonders on silver, and EZ-EST is the most widely used coin dip. Many dealers I know use lighter fluid to clean coins, but personally I have no experience with it. For a basic solvent I generally use 100% pure acetone followed by a double soak in distilled water with two separate bowls. When done correctly cleaning doesn't hurt the coin but it takes a lot of practice, and NEVER, EVER, do so with the intent to fraud people. If you ever sell a coin which has been cleaned, sell it as a problem coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, cleaning is not the hard part. What is hard is getting what you took off the coin back on it, so just keep that in mind. Plus the patina of a coin may be hiding problems, so many times the coin has more eye appeal before cleaning. </p><p><br /></p><p>Garrett <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FreakyGarrettC, post: 1174023, member: 15832"]It takes lots of practice to get good at cleaning coins. One of my personal favorites is blue ribbon, however it is becoming increasingly difficult to find. MS70 also does wonders on silver, and EZ-EST is the most widely used coin dip. Many dealers I know use lighter fluid to clean coins, but personally I have no experience with it. For a basic solvent I generally use 100% pure acetone followed by a double soak in distilled water with two separate bowls. When done correctly cleaning doesn't hurt the coin but it takes a lot of practice, and NEVER, EVER, do so with the intent to fraud people. If you ever sell a coin which has been cleaned, sell it as a problem coin. BTW, cleaning is not the hard part. What is hard is getting what you took off the coin back on it, so just keep that in mind. Plus the patina of a coin may be hiding problems, so many times the coin has more eye appeal before cleaning. Garrett :)[/QUOTE]
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