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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1518501, member: 68&quot;]Keep in mind that if there&#039;s damage an acetone soak will reveal it.&nbsp; It can be hard to tell especially with aluminum and aluminum bronze.&nbsp; Cu/ ni usually isn&#039;t as tough to tell.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t care about the coins it could be a better bet to sell it and purchase any coins you need separately.</p><p><br /></p><p>This being said&nbsp; I believe you&#039;ll have good luck with the soak but will lose a few hundred dollars in &quot;set value&quot;.&nbsp; You&#039;ll gain good coins that are safe for a few more decades.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt it matters to the conservers if you&#039;ve soaked the coin first or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I leave coins in acetone for a minimum of 1&nbsp; hour and up to two days.&nbsp; As long as they keep looking better I keep them in.&nbsp; Be sure there&#039;s no water at all in the soak unless you use 91% alcohol and don&#039;t leave them in this over 12 hours or so.&nbsp; I use warm water to rinse them after the soak holding them by the edges after a good hand washing.&nbsp; Dry by patting very lightly with an absorbant (plush) towel.&nbsp; I do up to 50 at a time and flip them over in rows for a second pat. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck.&nbsp; Let us know the outcome, please.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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