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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7436868, member: 105571"]My takeaway from these tests is that US should be used very sparingly and in most cases traditional methods are better. Acetone and Xylene are excellent at removing the organic crud that develops on coins and will not damage the coin. Water and detergents will also remove various organic and inorganic deposits. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think your point is well taken. There are coins that really cannot be damaged more by US than the damage that the world has meted out to them already. Those coins may benefit from the removal of encrustation in terms of preserving them from further degradation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7436868, member: 105571"]My takeaway from these tests is that US should be used very sparingly and in most cases traditional methods are better. Acetone and Xylene are excellent at removing the organic crud that develops on coins and will not damage the coin. Water and detergents will also remove various organic and inorganic deposits. I think your point is well taken. There are coins that really cannot be damaged more by US than the damage that the world has meted out to them already. Those coins may benefit from the removal of encrustation in terms of preserving them from further degradation.[/QUOTE]
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