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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5142571, member: 24314"]If the surface is not etched, that stuff should come off with </p><p>MS-70. </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW I was teaching someone some basic coin conservation and they had coins <b>soaking in acetone.</b> Apparently, this is some common treatment recommended on Youtube and in coin forums. LOL! It's <span style="color: #b30000"><b>pure TRASH</b></span>!!! What was happening is the "soak" was discoloring the coins</p><p><br /></p><p>An Acetone soak is good to remove plastic and some other coatings. You don't need a soak to remove haze or organics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5142571, member: 24314"]If the surface is not etched, that stuff should come off with MS-70. BTW I was teaching someone some basic coin conservation and they had coins [B]soaking in acetone.[/B] Apparently, this is some common treatment recommended on Youtube and in coin forums. LOL! It's [COLOR=#b30000][B]pure TRASH[/B][/COLOR]!!! What was happening is the "soak" was discoloring the coins An Acetone soak is good to remove plastic and some other coatings. You don't need a soak to remove haze or organics.[/QUOTE]
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