How To Clean Coins That Were In Flood Water

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I'thou a newbee so excuse me if I worded my search wrong and this is a field of study that has already been covered.
I bought a curl of argent Kennedys that were under flood water for a long time. The paper from the roll has fastened information technology cocky to the coins. I tried soaking in DI water long term. Then DI h2o and MILD dish lather. NO Assist. I soaked one coin in olive oil for several days and information technology worked.
Is this Hoyle? Is it considered cleaning? Should I do the rest of the ringlet?
Whatever assistance is appreciated.
Fred
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Ahhh the term every bit a bunch of meanings but in the truest since yeah only not in the way that brand almost squirm in pain. Flood coins are so hard to take intendance of but yous accept to do something as they will commonly go along to degrade.
Granted I don't know what DI water is but I'thousand figuring it's not a harsh cleaner correct?

So far the steps you lot've taken have been great. I'chiliad just going to presume yous didn't scoure or scrape the coin with something abrasive right?
DI accept it is distilled h2o? I dont know anything well-nigh the conservation of h2o damaged coins but I am sure that some of the guy's hither will then please do proceed checking on this thread.
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Oddly enough if the Olive Oil works, you lot may desire to continue trying that method. Acetone would be preferred since it has no consequence on the coins. In that location are things to recall though. The Olive Oil will leave a residue on the coins that should exist removed. The Distilled h2o and Dish soap may exercise that for you but again, annotation the Dish soap may likewise leave a residue on the coins so Distilled water may take to exist used once again to remove that.
Another trouble with Olive Oil, Dish Lather, etc is those are manufactured items and they may exist considerably different from one to another. This is really important with Dish Soaps. Manufacturers add many ingrediants that are of no usage for a lather, but are essential to finish other manufacturers from copying thier products. Their bodily formulae are propriatary and although they may list some or well-nigh of the ingrediants, they neve tell the percentages.
To sum this up I mean that what works with some coins with some products may ruin other coins from other products.
Sorry, DI is DeIonized water. Thanks for the info.
The terminal answer to my request for aid was "Don't clean your coins ". The coins I referred were stored in a drawer for a week or ii. When I opened the drawer, the smell almost knocked me over. Don't clean your coins, may be skilful full general advice for most situations, but there are exceptions.
Did you get the official
DON'T Make clean YOUR COINS

message nonetheless?
AAHHH, yes that one-time soot on the coin problem. Then also imagine the surprize in removing that soot to find information technology was simply a washer.
In reality your partially correct but using extreame instances. For example a money that was in a burn may well accept been damaged beyond recongnition and attempting to clean off the soot may only prove such damage and make it worse.
Coins found in the ground too may have already been damaged across usage as a numismatic detail. However, I say MAY since cleaning of coins done improperly and/or with chemicals that MAY do more damage than skilful is why most say DON'T Make clean COINS.
mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

Hullo and welcome Fred. Yes - in that location is a time and place to "conserve" these coins if at all possible. I worked with a batch of burned kennedy halves and cipher would assist those coins. All were sold for bit silverish. Those were the only coins I have ever worked on - nosotros tried dipping one of the meliorate soot covered coins, but to no avail. And then in this case I exercise not retrieve y'all are hurting the coins. Only read what is posted effectually the board. There is a difference between cleaning and conserving - that is what I have learned lately. Cleaning to me is a method to make the coin look similar a higher course and conserving is just trying to preserve the coin from further damage. I have not tried either, but others effectually have.
A lot depends on the status of the coins before the flood damage. If they were common circulated or lower BU coins, the cleaning probably didn't hurt the resale value because information technology is well-nigh entirely based on the silvery value anyway. If they were very loftier MS coins before the flood, they might have benefited from meliorate intendance than you gave them. Information technology's by and large non a good thought to clean coins except as a last resort, and if the coins are valuable, professional help tin can be sought.
Come on, are you serious!?!? :computer: He is not wanting a big message that says DON'T CLEAN YOUR COINS!
I would recommend 100% pure acetone. (It must be pure) Then after yous have removed the "gunk" rinse the coins with distilled h2o.
He doesn't need encouragement to clean his coins.
Ruben
Fesjr, if y'all need REAL advice, just send me a private message.
I am giving him what he asked for! I am sure he knows the "don't clean your coins" and the reasons. But that is nether NORMAL Weather condition! Non h2o damaged coins!
mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

Nosotros are non talking mid-1700's in this case - just some kennedy halves. In the example of the mid-1700'due south it would probably exist best to rent someone to conserve them if y'all take not washed it before. I would non ship mutual date coins for conservation - not worth the toll. You just do your best.