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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2949063, member: 84179&quot;]It&#039;s hard to see the greenish tint, but I will take your word that it has some PVC plasticizer residue.</p><p><br /></p><p>The easiest thing to do is dip/soak the coin in acetone and rinse with distilled water.&nbsp; Acetone will not react with the metal in your coin.&nbsp; Make sure you use pure acetone and not nail polish remover, since that stuff contains chemicals other than acetone.&nbsp; I would start with a soak for 10-15 min, rinse with distilled or deionized water, and see if the PVC is gone.&nbsp; You can check by rubbing the edge (not the surfaces) of the coin with a tissue to see if it picks up any green residue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Xylene would also work, but it is has a few more safety precautions than acetone.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, if you aren&#039;t familiar with handling chemicals, be sure to follow all of the safety precautions. Acetone is flammable and will react/dissolve many plastics so be careful not to spill it.&nbsp; There are a number of old posts on Coin Talk that offer advice on how to handle acetone, so you may want to do a search.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is a very nice coin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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