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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeEatWheaties, post: 1163123, member: 26972&quot;]It was given to me. I thought about resubmitting to NCS however apparently, they offer that service on coins submitted like that and they didn&#039;t with mine..&nbsp; So since it was rendered basically worthless, i decided to do what they basically do.&nbsp; I started with a soak in acetone..&nbsp;&nbsp; nada!&nbsp;&nbsp; I tried denatured alcohol.&nbsp; nope...&nbsp; &nbsp; okay mineral spirits!&nbsp;&nbsp; what??????&nbsp; held my breathe and went with lacquer thinner..&nbsp; &nbsp; what the hey is this stuff!&nbsp; &nbsp; time to pull out the serious stuff&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; Methyl Ethyl Keytone was what finally soften up the coating (and my brain cells)&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>the coating was tinted brown!&nbsp; Slick maneuver. the coin underneath had been dipped prior to coating - it was also blotchy.&nbsp; I left it in the keytone for a week, no change..&nbsp; rinsed with distilled water.....&nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; last time I saw ol Abe, he was getting a sun tan on the deck from solar radiation and exposure to hydrogen sulfide naturally occurring (ha!), acid rain and&nbsp; ok....&nbsp;&nbsp; the CCA leaching from the PT wood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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