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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 560672, member: 4552&quot;]Sometime back about the middle of February I posted some photos of coins I had purchased that were exceptionally polished with something. Unfortunately those photos were from after a few days in laquer thinner, a few days in Acetone, A few days in warm distilled water and then left on a window sill. The window sill is in a kitchen. Not long ago I also purchased a Nickel that too had been polished. This too went through the same attempt to restore the coins to somewhat of a normal look. Now after many more weeks on the kitchen widow sill, inside, window closed, the coins are starting to tone down to a not polished appearance. </p><p><img src="http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee219/carlagain/Walker-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee219/carlagain/Merc-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee219/carlagain/Buffalo-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Walker Half was the first one experimented on. The Mercury Dime was about the same time. The Nickel is very recent. Note how the Half is almost a normal looking coin with actually a little toning starting on the edges. Not so much with the Merc Dime and almost no change in the Nickel.</p><p>Of course these results are inconclusive due to no knowledge as to the polishing method of substances used to polish those coins. It does appear that what was possibly used on the half is completely gone and will soon appear as an almost normal coin. </p><p>Usually if you point out to a dealer a coin has been harshley polished, you can get it much cheaper. Unfortunately any cost savings are lost in the Laquer thinner, Acetone, distilled water and my time. </p><p>Any comments????????????[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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