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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SSG_Gonzo, post: 2014726, member: 31791&quot;]So today I decided I would experiment a little with coin conservation. You may ask why I chose to do such a thing? Well as I am rather young in the numismatic world I have made many mistakes such as purchasing coins with corrosion, covered in grime or artificially toned. Concerving coins can (not always) remove much of the gunk and some corrosion from the face of the coin, also if you have purchased AT coins it can remove the toning. Do not be scared NT will not be removed. Many of you may frown on this but then again these are my coins and coins that I do not have in my collection. So what did I do, no I didn’t use toothpaste or ketchup, no chemicals stating that they can clean your coins. What I did was research here on Coin Talk and applied what I had learned from expert collectors and sellers. I can tell you that I have figured out that Doug will comment on any conversation regarding conservation or cleaning which I was able to gather much expertise from. So I went to my local hardware store and purchased a can of acetone. Why acetone, well it is what all experts recommended. I filled one cup with acetone and another with distilled water. For most of the coins I conserved I left them in the acetone for 30 minutes and for the ones that had been really rough I left in for an hour. After the time was up I removed them and gave them a quick dip in the water. Here is what I have so far. I would love to hear positive or negative feedback from you all. All images where shot under the same settings and lighting. Although it may look that lighting has been altered it has not.</p><p><br /></p><p>To begin I have a 1925-D Lincoln that I found out was a Lamination Error. Here is the coin prior to conservation. As you can see it is grimy and dull:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]363499[/ATTACH]</p><p>Here the the same coin after conservation. You can see some luster returned and less grime covering the surface of the coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]363498[/ATTACH]</p><p>Next coin is a 1956-D Lincoln Wheat. This coin has a hidden beauty to it but again it has grime all over.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]363501[/ATTACH]</p><p>And here is the coin conserved. Here you can see that some of the color has gone away after conservation of the coin. This is because it is not a NT coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]363500[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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