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<p>[QUOTE="TheFinn, post: 3345881, member: 90102"]I only use Methylene chloride or Chloroform. Works every time. Acetone can change the color - especially with copper coins. In the condition it is in, Acetone will be fine, then rinse with 91% Isopropyl alcohol (Rubbing alcohol), and blot dry with a cotton cloth. Do not rub or use paper. As I said, put the CLEAN Q-tip in the solvent and roll it and repeat until the Q-tip doesn't show green any more. Do not put a dirty Q-tip into the solvent, or you contaminate the rest. This is what the guys at NGC or PCGS would do. I have a B.S. in Chemistry, and have done this for 30+ years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheFinn, post: 3345881, member: 90102"]I only use Methylene chloride or Chloroform. Works every time. Acetone can change the color - especially with copper coins. In the condition it is in, Acetone will be fine, then rinse with 91% Isopropyl alcohol (Rubbing alcohol), and blot dry with a cotton cloth. Do not rub or use paper. As I said, put the CLEAN Q-tip in the solvent and roll it and repeat until the Q-tip doesn't show green any more. Do not put a dirty Q-tip into the solvent, or you contaminate the rest. This is what the guys at NGC or PCGS would do. I have a B.S. in Chemistry, and have done this for 30+ years.[/QUOTE]
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