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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 35859, member: 112"]It certainly sounds like PVC damage - but you need to KNOW - not think. Can you take a few of the coins to a local dealer or an experienced collector friend and ask their opinion before trying to clean the coins ?</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree - if it is PVC - the coins need cleaned or they will be irreperably damged if they are not already. But I ask that you do this because copper does not react well with acetone - you could end up with cents every color of the rainbow. And I'd hate to see you do that if it's NOT PVC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 35859, member: 112"]It certainly sounds like PVC damage - but you need to KNOW - not think. Can you take a few of the coins to a local dealer or an experienced collector friend and ask their opinion before trying to clean the coins ? I agree - if it is PVC - the coins need cleaned or they will be irreperably damged if they are not already. But I ask that you do this because copper does not react well with acetone - you could end up with cents every color of the rainbow. And I'd hate to see you do that if it's NOT PVC.[/QUOTE]
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