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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gatzdon, post: 250190, member: 8247&quot;]<b>Prayed to the Roman God Abudantia and look what I got</b></p><p><br /></p><p>OK, in going through rolls of Half Dollars this week, I was blessed with a fresh 1985-S Kennedy Proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one has very little wear on it (the most noticeable is on Kennedy&#039;s cheek).&nbsp; Most everything else you see on this coin is dirt.</p><p><br /></p><p>I plan a 1 second dip in the thiourea acid, a water rinse, a 10 second acetone dip, then another water rinse, then a quick cold air blow dry, then an open air dry on a paper towel.&nbsp; NO RUBBING whatsoever, this includes with&nbsp; the fingers.</p><p><br /></p><p>For copper clad proofs, I have found this to be the best way to remove dirt effectively without any noticeable damage to the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many would argue that any sort of chemical dip damages the coin, but after I get done with this coin, I will upload pics so everyone can see the difference.&nbsp; I probably won&#039;t get to it until later this week due to the holiday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just for reference, I do not advocate cleaning any silver coins, or coins of significant value.&nbsp; As I mentioned above, in addition to removing dirt, there is a distinct possibility of revealing other, more obcene, damage/defects in the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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