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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Specksynder, post: 831384, member: 22410&quot;]So we were at the dealer&#039;s last weekend and lamented the bills that spent decades in PVC holders in plain 3-ring school binders.&nbsp; The bills look like they were soaked in oil -- you can see right through them, they are dark, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dealer says he soaks them in acetone.</p><p><br /></p><p>We said, &quot;Wha!?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So I tried a couple of insignificant bills as trial runs.&nbsp; I soaked the bill in a zip-loc held in a box.&nbsp; Soaked for 1 minute.&nbsp; Photos follow.</p><p><br /></p><p>A simple $1 Barr Bill.&nbsp; The top is the &quot;BEFORE&quot; and the bottom is the &quot;AFTER&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/conserve1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/conserve2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.ideasite.net/coins/conserve3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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