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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2832400, member: 1892"]I would take this one down the road [USER=1765]@messydesk[/USER] recommended, keeping Paddy's words in mind as a good reason. Yes, acetone will assuredly remove it, and boiling water most likely also since there were few inorganic compounds in use with glue more than 75 years ago. But what are you then left with, and is a coin with splotchy patina more eye-appealing than one with glue? Less relevant in this case, since the coin derives its' value wholly from the rotation.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, there is no way to accurately assess the look of the result before you conserve it. It's a risk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2832400, member: 1892"]I would take this one down the road [USER=1765]@messydesk[/USER] recommended, keeping Paddy's words in mind as a good reason. Yes, acetone will assuredly remove it, and boiling water most likely also since there were few inorganic compounds in use with glue more than 75 years ago. But what are you then left with, and is a coin with splotchy patina more eye-appealing than one with glue? Less relevant in this case, since the coin derives its' value wholly from the rotation. But, there is no way to accurately assess the look of the result before you conserve it. It's a risk.[/QUOTE]
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