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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 118012, member: 112&quot;]Frank - </p><p><br /></p><p>If I wanted to take the time I could probably find over a hundred or more coin dealers who still recommend that you coat your copper coins in lacquer to protect them. That doesn&#039;t mean they are right about it. There are literally thousands of them out there who will take a naturally toned coin they buy and the first thing they do is to dip it. That doesn&#039;t make them right either. I think you get my point.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only difference between virgin olive oil and regular is that virgin comes from the first pressing. It doesn&#039;t really change anything - they both still contain an acid. This is a scientific fact, not a matter of conjecture or opinion - olive oil contains a mild acid.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s another problem with olive oil - it doesn&#039;t evaporate. Once it&#039;s on the coin it stays there - unless it is removed. But what do you remove it with ? You could use acetone I suppose. And if you don&#039;t remove it then that mild acid sits there on the coin continually working on it. Yes, eventually the olive oil will dry. But when it dries it will leave a crusty film on the surface of the coin that will alter and hinder the appearance of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are happy using this method or purchasing coins that have been treated this way - OK, I have no objection. But I feel I would be doing others who read this a disservice if I did not express what I know to be true.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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