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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jillian, post: 3579565, member: 104446&quot;]I sincerely appreciate your concern for the coin collection and proper procedure to protect it.&nbsp; Fortunately, I can assure you that it was already my plan to test out some acetone procedures on low-value coins before applying a procedure to high-value coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect what you meant by earlier comments was that I should identify the high-value coins and focus on restoring those first, rather than wasting my time restoring hundreds of low-value coins.&nbsp; I did not think that you necessarily meant that I should just dive right into applying a reactive chemical process on my most valuable coins without having any experience with the process or the chemicals.&nbsp; Your approach to processing the collection is wise and I value your suggestion -- it did help me to look at the collection in a new light and come up with an approach to tackle such a huge project.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also sincerely appreciate your suggestion for that coin guide -- it&#039;s already in my Amazon cart!&nbsp; Internet research has been great, but I&#039;m a fanatic about having hard resources as well, so this will be a great addition to my ever-growing home library.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect you are quite right about the Olympic-sized pool, as I have now begun the process of evaluating the coins and I feel I have only scratched the surface over the course of at least 24 hours of focused time!&nbsp; And yes, you are correct in assessing that I am a decent swimmer -- I may not know much about this particular pool YET, but I&#039;m well-educated, highly analytical, a critical thinker, detail-oriented, process-oriented, a life-long learner, and a knowledge-seeker.&nbsp; These traits have served me well all my life and I&#039;m sure they won&#039;t let me down this time! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>-----------</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you ALL so much for your experienced viewpoints and suggestions!&nbsp; I&#039;m very excited about this acquisition and the subsequent evaluation and restoration project, and I&#039;m sure I&#039;ll have many more specific questions as I work my way through it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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