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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 1589724, member: 41863&quot;]Ok Guys, we all know everyone draws back when they see a cleaning thread on coins, its a huge no-no and no one likes to have to do it, but <u>sometime</u> its necessary.......like now. </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently acquired a complete set of IKE dollars in a ratty Dansco. It had some severe water damage or condensation damage of some sort. The book was all wet and falling apart and there was some green spots starting on the coins. On most of the coins its a bright bluish green color and looks like a small mound on it. I am not sure if it is Verdigris or not, and I thought it had to do more with mold or mildew from being wet, but im not sure and am too new to cleaning to know much. Ive heard Verdiclean, acetone, alcohol, and distilled water rinses are involved when you search most cleaning threads, but I have no idea which method to use on which coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am hoping to learn how to clean these coins in such a way that NGC nor PCGS would designate these coins as cleaned if sent in for grading (i wont be sending them in, just curious how to clean up to &#039;their&#039; standards). As its stands right now these coins are already up for being replaced in my album, and being higher graded coins (AU-BU) they have no use in this ugly condition other than bullion value for the silver ones, which is my plan anyway. However, if I can properly clean these coins, it will at least buy me some time until replacement, and depending upon how this works, I may not replace them at all if they come out nice, I just need some more experienced persons knowledge in this category. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any help will be greatly appreciated and PMs are welcome on this if no one wants to openly divulge how to clean coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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