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<p>[QUOTE="tomfiggy, post: 2279225, member: 51884"]I would put a small piece of a smooth cotton rag folded a couple of times and put the rag in a short bowl or mason jar. put the penny on the cloth and pour acetone in the jar. cover and seal it if you can. Let it sit overnight. Fish it out with a plastic fork onto a dry rag and let the acetone evaporate. If it is still dirty, or has green rot you can repeat the above process with a clean jar/bowl/cloth and use mineral oil. Check it after a day or two. Fish it out, gently put it on some paper towels and blot the oil off gently on both sides. It will take a few minutes of constantly moving a dry part of the towel over the coin and gently blotting off the oil. Don't rub it. If it is a little cleaner but not clean enough, use a fresh batch of oil and repeat. If the coin is really dirty you might have to leave it in for weeks, or months. If the oil is dirty or has little bits of anything in it, rinse the coin with clean oil before blotting it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tomfiggy, post: 2279225, member: 51884"]I would put a small piece of a smooth cotton rag folded a couple of times and put the rag in a short bowl or mason jar. put the penny on the cloth and pour acetone in the jar. cover and seal it if you can. Let it sit overnight. Fish it out with a plastic fork onto a dry rag and let the acetone evaporate. If it is still dirty, or has green rot you can repeat the above process with a clean jar/bowl/cloth and use mineral oil. Check it after a day or two. Fish it out, gently put it on some paper towels and blot the oil off gently on both sides. It will take a few minutes of constantly moving a dry part of the towel over the coin and gently blotting off the oil. Don't rub it. If it is a little cleaner but not clean enough, use a fresh batch of oil and repeat. If the coin is really dirty you might have to leave it in for weeks, or months. If the oil is dirty or has little bits of anything in it, rinse the coin with clean oil before blotting it.[/QUOTE]
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