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I have this coin in terrible condition - a purely zinc coin - it could have been a dug coin at some point. here is the coin initially with no treatment: a 1944 Belgium (1 Franc - Léopold III BELGIE-BELGIQUE)   |
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after a one hour soak in acetone:   |
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This will be good!  |
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I currently have it in another soak that I'll leave over night.
It appears the the 1 hour did make some improvement on it.
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Nice improvement. John1  ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
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Bedrock of the Community
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Exactly why is this coin worth conserving?
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Exactly why is this coin worth conserving? At a minimum, for experimentation purposes! I have a couple of these, and am interesting to see the outcome. To begin, I am surprised acetone did anything ...
Edited by tdziemia
08/16/2024 8:18 pm
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Canada
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At best it will be a pitted zinc rot coin .
Virtually impossible to restore
a zinc coin .
Edited by Pacificoin
08/16/2024 8:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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The acetone seemed to help. Looks better than it did before.  Errers and Varietys.
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I used muriatic acid and ended up much worse that it had been.
It was a crusty old cash coin, thought it may dissolve the crust, dissolved and spoiled what there was of the zinc coin.
So bad it could not be photographed.
I ended up buying another coin to replace my blunder.
Edited by Albert
08/17/2024 12:14 am
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I did a similar experiment some months ago on a WW1 Belgian Occupation Zinc coin which showed rot.
I suspect that the acetone simply washed away the white powder (zinc oxide). It is visually prettier but if the zinc rot started (which it has) it's a temporary fix. The rot is inside the coin (you can still see it peaking out on the obverse at 10 o'clock).
Much like Albert, I also ended up buying a replacement .. I left the coin overnight in 3% peroxide and literally ate away the coin. Don't ever use hydrogen peroxide!
Edited by joe_77
08/17/2024 02:15 am
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May be olive oil dip after acetone will keep it from further deterioration?
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Bedrock of the Community
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A light machine oil such as 3-In-One would be a better choice.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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ok after a night of soaking:   I'll try a watered down solution of CLR to see what happens (short soaks though) then maybe a bit of oil I have for my paper shredder (it is very light oil) |
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Exactly why is this coin worth conserving? I did not say it was 'worth' conserving, I said I was going to 'attempt' to do it. This coin has no real value anymore, so why not see what can be done to clear it up a bit?
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Posted 08/16/2024 5:30 pm
