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<p>[QUOTE="charley, post: 7934042, member: 5372"]Nothing is going to be "lost" with acetone and/or xylene. The VAM is not going to disappear, and I think it may help highlight the VAM and the extent of the VAM (which I suspect is not limited to the area you describe). The value of the coin and/or the VAM is not going to change because of doing so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Terminal toning or tar or magic marker or mouse dropping stains or what else it may or may not be, can only be improved at this point by trying. Worrying about the patina or any underlying hits that may be exposed is to little to late, because the amount of hits and circulation marks are very visible just from the photos posted, and I do not know anything about or any talent in deciphering or grading a piece from a photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>You will be fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then again, what do I know? I am told not much, so........[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="charley, post: 7934042, member: 5372"]Nothing is going to be "lost" with acetone and/or xylene. The VAM is not going to disappear, and I think it may help highlight the VAM and the extent of the VAM (which I suspect is not limited to the area you describe). The value of the coin and/or the VAM is not going to change because of doing so. Terminal toning or tar or magic marker or mouse dropping stains or what else it may or may not be, can only be improved at this point by trying. Worrying about the patina or any underlying hits that may be exposed is to little to late, because the amount of hits and circulation marks are very visible just from the photos posted, and I do not know anything about or any talent in deciphering or grading a piece from a photo. You will be fine. Then again, what do I know? I am told not much, so........[/QUOTE]
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