Well as I posted before in this thread- http://cointalk.org/thread10203-remember-me.html Yesterday I went over and tried my best to examine these coins and well I know that the laquer is touching the coins head on and some coins have formed tiny blacks spots on the high points. I told my unlce about the doubt of them being real but he said he doesnt really need the desks and hes willing to cut the tops off and replace it with a new one later. He said that getting the coins out in kind of small sections would be no problem, but I dont know how to remove the laquer off the coins. Any help or suggestions? There are pennies and other coins that we could expierement on because they are not valuable or anything. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
Leave a trail of AG clad dimes as you go, so we can come in and rescue you if you don't make it back.
Well Spider the first thing you need to do is determine what the top material actually is - it could be many things. Personally I wouldn't bother - but if he is determined, tell him to experiment with a piece that has no coin under it. Try to get the clear layer to separate from the desktop under it. I don't expect he'll have much luck.
ya but wouldnt the coins stick to the layer if he could take it off? and do you know of something that would dissovle the laquer off the coins if there were remains on the coins?
If they turn out to be imbedded in lucite let me know, I've got a possibility you can try to get them out of that.
Helllllloooo-ooo-ooooo ! Spider ! Are you in there somewhere ? If you're in there, throw out your most valuable Morgan so we'll know you're okay.
To free the coins, try using a plunge router to cut a channel in the plastic around the coin (leave a quarter inch minimum margin) down to the desktop wood, then (CAREFULLY) use a sharp chisel to work around the edge to pop the encased coin free of the desktop. Then try a suitable solvent on the plastic. Good luck.
