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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 4053155, member: 84179&quot;]From your post</p><p>&quot;I would like to know what literature or past experience he is basing it on.&nbsp; Does he know for sure paint thinner will harm coins or is he just afraid of what it might do?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Are you serious?&nbsp; You think people are guessing? </p><p><br /></p><p>Depending what chemicals are in your paint thinner, they ABOSLUTELY can react with the metal in your coin.&nbsp; Some chemicals could break down into Hydrochloric acid, some chemicals remove toning by removing the metal on the surface of a coin.&nbsp; Some chemicals&nbsp; can leave a residue on a coin which can then react with environmental factors over time and cause damage.&nbsp; There are no short summaries to explain all the chemistry.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t trust the members here, then YOU need to start doing the searches, pulling the pieces together, and making your own conclusions.&nbsp; The information is out there, but it would be a lot of work to find all of this stuff and simplify it for the non-chemists, especially since the information provided to you has been well known for years.&nbsp; I&#039;m afraid you&#039;re on your own doing the research.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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