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<p>[QUOTE="buddy16cat, post: 1434601, member: 37356"]<b>difference between tarnish and dirt.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I am wondering about the term "clean". When I hunt through rolls some coins are obviously gritty and dirty especially hand-rolled coins someone brought in that contain all kinds of crap including pieces of used tissues and hair. Naturally I want to do something about this but don't want to alter the coin. If it is black, I keep it black. If there is something not natural on the coin but something left on it by someone, I want to remove it. I have heard acetone gets grit and gook off a coin but I just use alcohol. Common copper pennies I just throw in the sink with shampoo and can then wipe the gook right off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="buddy16cat, post: 1434601, member: 37356"][b]difference between tarnish and dirt.[/b] I am wondering about the term "clean". When I hunt through rolls some coins are obviously gritty and dirty especially hand-rolled coins someone brought in that contain all kinds of crap including pieces of used tissues and hair. Naturally I want to do something about this but don't want to alter the coin. If it is black, I keep it black. If there is something not natural on the coin but something left on it by someone, I want to remove it. I have heard acetone gets grit and gook off a coin but I just use alcohol. Common copper pennies I just throw in the sink with shampoo and can then wipe the gook right off.[/QUOTE]
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