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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7972264, member: 112"]Yes it does, but only a very limited number of things.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry but you're wrong for this is physically impossible. You could leave a freshly minted coin with full mint luster in acetone for years - and it will not affect the luster in any way, shape, or form ! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You're correct, acetone will not remove tarnish/toning. The thing is though, we/you do not know that the coloration on this coin IS tarnish/toning. Many "artificially toned" coins are not toned at all - the color is nothing more than a liquid that is placed on the coin and when it dries it creates the color. Many times this dried liquid can even be removed by something as simple as distilled water. Other times it can be removed by acetone and or xylene. And other times it can only be removed by something stronger like a commercial coin dip. </p><p><br /></p><p>But even if it is actual tarnish/toning, a commercial coin dip can and will remove it. And it will remove it safely when it is used correctly !</p><p><br /></p><p>There is however always, stress always, a potential problem when removing any toning, artificial or real. And that is you can never know what is underneath that toning ! In other words, the toning can easily be covering up and hiding previous damage to the coin that only becomes visible if and when the toning is removed ! </p><p><br /></p><p>So, when removing toning, or any other foreign substance from a coin, there is always, stress always, the risk that underlying and previous damage to the coin will be present. Simply put, there are no guarantees. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the same time one must also understand that removing tarnish/toning (and I write it that way because they are exactly the same thing), or any other foreign substance from a coin, can be greatly beneficial to a coin - if and when it is done correctly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7972264, member: 112"]Yes it does, but only a very limited number of things. Sorry but you're wrong for this is physically impossible. You could leave a freshly minted coin with full mint luster in acetone for years - and it will not affect the luster in any way, shape, or form ! You're correct, acetone will not remove tarnish/toning. The thing is though, we/you do not know that the coloration on this coin IS tarnish/toning. Many "artificially toned" coins are not toned at all - the color is nothing more than a liquid that is placed on the coin and when it dries it creates the color. Many times this dried liquid can even be removed by something as simple as distilled water. Other times it can be removed by acetone and or xylene. And other times it can only be removed by something stronger like a commercial coin dip. But even if it is actual tarnish/toning, a commercial coin dip can and will remove it. And it will remove it safely when it is used correctly ! There is however always, stress always, a potential problem when removing any toning, artificial or real. And that is you can never know what is underneath that toning ! In other words, the toning can easily be covering up and hiding previous damage to the coin that only becomes visible if and when the toning is removed ! So, when removing toning, or any other foreign substance from a coin, there is always, stress always, the risk that underlying and previous damage to the coin will be present. Simply put, there are no guarantees. At the same time one must also understand that removing tarnish/toning (and I write it that way because they are exactly the same thing), or any other foreign substance from a coin, can be greatly beneficial to a coin - if and when it is done correctly.[/QUOTE]
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