How to remove glue from paper money...

I have a 1957a silver certificate, it would have been uncirculated except for the fact that the back is covered with adhesive. I have told my coin dealer that I like old silver certificate, he told me that if he gets any in lots he normally just spends them and if he gets them he will save them for me. Anyways, he got one in on a picture frame, along with some silver coins, unfortunately the note was glued to the frame according to him. He was able to remove it but the reverse is still covered with the adhesive. How should this be removed, if even at all?

 

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The first step is to figure out what type of glue you are dealing with. If you can get a tiny amount of the glue off the note, see if water will melt it.

 

Looks like the old fashion kind that you brush on, I will see if water will help...

 

Stamp collectors have a special liquid for taking stamps off paper, I think it digests animal based glues.

 

I first try warm water and next acetone. Don't ever try MS70 as you will end up with a white sheet of paper. LOL. Trust me on that.

 

Is acetone really safe with paper money?

 

The organic fibers of the bill is the problem. Unlike removing adhesive from metal coins, the difference between the organic fibers and a household type of adhesive is very narrow, so anything dissolving the adhesive will pose a severe risk to the paper money fibers or ink. I would put it back into a frame and hang it up.

 

I use it to remove tape, tape residue and glue. I've never had a problem. Modern tape is a bit difficlut. Old tape was a piece of plastic with glue on one side. The glue dissolves and the plastic falls off. Modern clear office tape is homogenous. The entire piece dissolves and can spread through the paper. It requires a triple bath.

 

Regardless of which method you try, it wouldn't hurt to put a variety of glues/tapes on a common $1 to experiment with and make sure your cleaning method works and doesn't destroy the note.

 

I learned that the hard way years and years ago. Put some MS70 on a Black Eagle and ended up with a clean, white piece of paper. How stupid we can be in youth. Heh.

 

You have used acetone on paper money without problems?

 

I did warm water on a Q-Tip, after I tried rubbing alcohol. It didn't really help much, maybe a little though. I don't want to make it all unnatural either.

 

Yes I have. Use at your own risk though as I am certain there must be some kind of paper money and some kind of contaminate that will screw up your collectable but yes. I have used it on US paper. Like I said. Modern tapes totally dissolve and can permeate the paper requiring multiply baths.

 

I have some ww11 bank notes dating back to 1920 that my father used clear tape to secure them all together, probably to stuffed away in his gear flying back from England, any recommendations to remove or let it be.. thx

 

I think your safe to use this note to experiment on as long as you didn't pay to
Much for it or you don't have any emotional attachment to, the 1957, S were
Massively over printed even in Gem B/U there value is under $20 have several
*STARS* that one day might be worth $20..LOL

 

@mpcusa , the quote above is from a 2015 post that @glenn strange found and added his question yesterday.

 

Not sure if he ever solved the problem ? maybe he can let us in on it...., just
It case he was still around ?

 

Let them be. You have a short snorter roll. It loses its historical integrity the notes are separated.

 

I think was able to mostly clear it up. It is in my currency collection right now. Thanks for the help!

 

Should I try warm water on this for starters? They taped this to cardboard... :-(

Thank you.