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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2907830, member: 112&quot;]mrjason -</p><p><br /></p><p>None of the products I listed and discussed above will remove tarnish, what we commonly call toning, from coins. That is not what they were designed to do. And as already stated, neither acetone nor xylene will remove tarnish/toning either.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is only one thing that will remove toning - a coin dip. And those products listed and discussed above are NOT coin dips. There are quite a few different kinds of commercial coin dips, this is one of the more common ones -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.jpscorner.com/images/website%20pics/cleaner_e-zest.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jpscorner.com/images/website%20pics/cleaner_e-zest.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.jpscorner.com/images/website pics/cleaner_e-zest.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>All of them contain an acid of one type or another and some are much stronger, more harsh, than others. And they do not all work the same, meaning they don&#039;t all have the same effectiveness as others. Some need to be diluted, others do not. It all depends on what you are trying to do and or hope to accomplish. But there is one thing that you really need to know - using these products can easily destroy coins, permanently damage them, if they are not used correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using these products properly and correctly requires a good bit of experience, or someone who does sitting next to you, I strongly advise you against using any of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of the milder ones and its primary use is only for removing the very beginning stages of toning, what is commonly referred to as haze, particularly on Proof coins. It has little effect on regular or more developed toning.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://thecoindigger.com/wp-content/uploads/imported/2/4-MS70-Coin-Cleaner-Brightener-for-Silver-Gold-Copper-GREAT-FOR-PROOF-COINS-221752599092-2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thecoindigger.com/wp-content/uploads/imported/2/4-MS70-Coin-Cleaner-Brightener-for-Silver-Gold-Copper-GREAT-FOR-PROOF-COINS-221752599092-2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://thecoindigger.com/wp-content/uploads/imported/2/4-MS70-Coin-Cleaner-Brightener-for-Silver-Gold-Copper-GREAT-FOR-PROOF-COINS-221752599092-2.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, there are many different kinds, different brands, so remember that and do not believe the advertising that you will find at places selling these products. They all claim to be safe to use, will not harm coins, etc etc etc - and that is true IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING ! If you do not, and most do not, you WILL damage your coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as Dave said above, knowing which coins to even attempt trying to dip them - well that is truly the hardest part. And it requires a great deal of experience to do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any event, dipping a coin with any commercial coin dip, stress any, is a crapshoot. There is no way to ever tell how it will turn out until it is too late to do anything about it ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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