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all right – I got two coins today with some type of clear glue on them ; an 1897 0ne penny and a 1943 25c Belgie. How to remove glue without damaging the coin ?
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it might remove a spot of the tone or the patina but strong or hot water should remove glue residue .
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It is normally residue from tape. acetone on a q lean, rolling the q tip will remove it. Water will not .
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acetone is the best thing for removing glue
I normally fair scrape it off with my fingernail. then again, the only coins I ‘ve had with glue on them were very low value .
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I got a coin set a while back that were all glued to a slice of wood. The glue was kinda thickly. What worked for me was soaking in VERY hot body of water. This was enough to soften the glue material and possibly some thermal expansion sciency gorge involved. This allowed the adhesive material to equitable pop right off with my fingernail.
It besides depends what kind of glue they used probably.
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I ususally get so many swaps with people fair gluing coins to card board. it sort of irritates me and makes me work more than convention clean iodine do.
I use turpentine ( paint flimsy ) with soft cloth to wipe out the glue which comes off well with two wipes, then i wash them with balmy soap .
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just2vicarious
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I would use a q-tip, and in a peal motion rather of wiping. You ‘re less probable to make any scratch marks .
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Quote: just2vicariousI would use a q-tip, and in a rolling motion instead of wiping. You’re less likely to make any scratch marks.
I’ve so far never even had glue on a coin.
Also, is you’re profile picture a coin is it a… f*** m***n symbol? I ‘ve therefore army for the liberation of rwanda never even had glue on a coin.Also, is you ‘re profile photograph a mint is it a … f*** m***n symbol ?
Quote: happycustardI’ve so far never even had glue on a coin.
Also, is you’re profile picture a coin is it a… f*** m***n symbol?
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I’ve never tried anything like this, so my question would be is it possible to get them off the board and the glue off the coins without damaging them?
I ‘m considering bid on some coins ( see picture under ) as they ‘re very bum at the moment – reason they ‘re cheap is that they ‘re glued to a board.I ‘ve never tried anything like this, so my question would be is it possible to get them off the board and the glue off the coins without damaging them ?Coinman48
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The best thing for removing adhesive residue and glued-on paper I have found has been an supersonic clean with a clean machine used for jewelry, using just hot water. Does not harm coins at all. Machine works pretty well for general cleanse besides, judging from the dirty water system after 2 or 3 three-minute cycles per batch of coins .
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Depends what type of glue has been used, superglue will be a nightmare where as glue from a glue gun should be relatively easy.
No manner to know until you can physically check .
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well, first of all I need to get the coins off the circuit board – not certain it ‘ll fit in an supersonic clean ( which I do n’t own anyhow ) : -D
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Quote: “Fluke”Depends what type of glue has been used, superglue will be a nightmare where as glue from a glue gun should be relatively easy.
No way to know until you can physically check.
Right – I’ll see if I win it then, I’ll definitely be bidding on it. Right – I ‘ll see if I win it then, I ‘ll decidedly be bidding on it .Coinman48
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For coins on a display panel, you ‘d have to remove the coins so that they might have entirely bits of the dining table attached to use supersonic cleaning. The cleaners for jewelry can be found very bum on eBay and Amazon. Mine has a one pint capacitance and I can clean a couple of twelve coins at once. If the board was besides chummy this probably would not work, if the coins ended up with just splinters of woodwind attached, it could work .
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It ended up being quite a draw more expensive than I had hoped, but I had to get it anyhow equitable for the project. now to wait to receive it and see if I can get them off …
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right, it arrived yesterday, and the coins were n’t glued to a board but to a nibble of phellem wallpaper. A few of the coins had already come off during tape drive and it wo n’t be a problem separating them individually. I ‘m thinking collapse every one of them an acetone bath to see if it gets the glue/wallpaper off ?
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I ‘m a firm believer in the acetone bathroom. For a project of this size, I ‘d bypass the q-tips except for refractory spots.
1 ) Change fluid for concluding rinse as bathe becomes contaminated.
2 ) Dispose of responsibly as it is a strong solution and very flammable.
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Acetone will attack plastics, rubbers, glues and grease and it will not attack metals, so an acetone bath is full, but make certain that you besides rinse it with alcohol at the goal to remove any leftover acetone. Alcohol will evaporate and leave no residue behind .
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Cheers fellas, I ‘ll be giving it a go this weekend. There ‘s some decent coins on there, and some ash grey a well – 1942 quarter, 1950 swedish 2 Kroner, 1903 swiss 2 Francs and 1935 5 Francs .g00n
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Hmm, I ‘ve been doing a few of the coins in the end couple of days – the wallpaper is reasonably comfortable to get off, but underneath a lot of them is a yellow-greeny spot that wo n’t come off even after soaking in acetone for 24 hours. Is this the mint being permanently damaged by the glue, or “ barely ” glue residue that is very arduous to get rid of ?
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gently heat may well work, but there is a fine line when heat, specially a shock flashlight or exchangeable. Or the other way could be to put them in boiling water and then leave for 10-15 minutes to see if that loosens it up to remove with the acetone after.
It just depends on how bass you are will to go with it to remove the glue remainder .
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I guess the glue has reacted differently with the different metals, and there’s nothing much to do about the ones that turn out like the above… Some of the coins come out completely immaculate when I remove the wallpaper, while others come out looking like this : I guess the glue has reacted differently with the unlike metals, and there ‘s nothing much to do about the ones that turn out like the above …
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