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<p>[QUOTE="ldhair, post: 1854072, member: 11540"]Use a glass dish with a cover. Soak a few coins at a time for 2 or 3 hours. Pour off that acetone and do a second bath with fresh acetone. See what you have at that point. No rubbing of any kind. I used to take before and after images.</p><p>Keep in mind that the coin might not look any better. As the junk is removed from the coin, tiny marks will show more and the surface of the coin under the junk may be ugly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ldhair, post: 1854072, member: 11540"]Use a glass dish with a cover. Soak a few coins at a time for 2 or 3 hours. Pour off that acetone and do a second bath with fresh acetone. See what you have at that point. No rubbing of any kind. I used to take before and after images. Keep in mind that the coin might not look any better. As the junk is removed from the coin, tiny marks will show more and the surface of the coin under the junk may be ugly.[/QUOTE]
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