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<p>[QUOTE="Murphy, post: 39395, member: 1499"]GooGone would remove the "sticky" from your coin that's left by tape. You can get GooGone at the grocery store in the cleaning aids department next to the hand soap and other cleaners.</p><p>I clean my silver and a lot of proof coins that have that blue film. I use Dip-It coffee maker cleaner, then rub with GooGone, wash with Dial Handsoap, blow the water off with canned air and finally dry with a hair-dryer. They sparkle without any water residue or other marks as long as you are careful not to rub them with anything other than your own fingers, not even a Q-tip. Only use your fingertips after they have been well washed. And keep water running over the coin as you clean it so any debris that comes loose will be washed off instead of scratched in. </p><p>I know people who would scream at me for doing this to a rare coin and maybe I would not be so ready to clean it as I would a modern proof, but this subject is more of a personal preference thing I believe - some people like cleaned coins and some really don't like them. So if you clean a coin, you are in effect cutting the maket in half in case you ever want to resell that coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Murphy, post: 39395, member: 1499"]GooGone would remove the "sticky" from your coin that's left by tape. You can get GooGone at the grocery store in the cleaning aids department next to the hand soap and other cleaners. I clean my silver and a lot of proof coins that have that blue film. I use Dip-It coffee maker cleaner, then rub with GooGone, wash with Dial Handsoap, blow the water off with canned air and finally dry with a hair-dryer. They sparkle without any water residue or other marks as long as you are careful not to rub them with anything other than your own fingers, not even a Q-tip. Only use your fingertips after they have been well washed. And keep water running over the coin as you clean it so any debris that comes loose will be washed off instead of scratched in. I know people who would scream at me for doing this to a rare coin and maybe I would not be so ready to clean it as I would a modern proof, but this subject is more of a personal preference thing I believe - some people like cleaned coins and some really don't like them. So if you clean a coin, you are in effect cutting the maket in half in case you ever want to resell that coin.[/QUOTE]
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