Canberra Florins

[trout]

That looks pretty nasty, What on earth is it stuck to the coin?

[autocoupler]

Mmm, what is it?? Try either acetone or WD/CRC and a cotton tip and then rinse in warm soapy water :good: and try not to wipe it :winkextra:

Please keep us informed as to how you go with it interest

:i_agree: Degreaser in pressure pack from somewhere like Bunnings may help as well.

[ausjack]

Mmm, I haven't tried degreaser before so next time I'll try some, thanks auto :good:

[Triggersmob]

Mmm, what is it?? Try either acetone or WD/CRC and a cotton tip and then rinse in warm soapy water :good: and try not to wipe it :winkextra:

Please keep us informed as to how you go with it interest

:i_agree: Degreaser in pressure pack from somewhere like Bunnings may help as well.

We have pressure packs of degreaser on special at Repco at the moment.
6 cans for $10.

[robbiegal]

is degreaser like WD40?

[ausjack]

No RG, WD is a lubricant mainly to loosen up rusty nuts etc or you can use it on things like a squeaking door but a degreaser is what you put on things like the motor in your car to clean it up, gets rid of or helps break up grease and oil etc, hope this helps
Oh and nice plug there Steve so hope your on commission :winkextra:

[robbiegal]

oh - memories
I remember degreaser being like a pink toned greasey crap that used to stink like petroleum

gee - would you put that crap on a coin? the coins would stink forever

[trout]

I wouldn't be using either wd40 or a degreaser on any of my coins :stop:

[autocoupler]

I've used it in the past with no obvious harmful effects. I'm not suggesting dunking the prised collection cornerstone, but I can't see a problem in soaking a coin for a few hours such as the one in question. Each to their own though,  whatever floats your boat baby.

[ausjack]

I have used wd on a few old coins and works well, well enough that pcgs didn't say anything and graded one at AU58 :mocking: so I was really happy with that

[robbiegal]

Seriously!!!!

[interest]

It appears that the stuff on this coin is either varnish or lacquer
have used some WD40 on it & have been able to remove a bit of it as you can see, bit of a shame really.

Any suggestions regarding removing the gunk!

[echidna]

WD40 works well on bronze but not silver.
Soak it in lemon juice for a couple of hours then rinse in soapy water.
The stains should come off.
Then leave it in a dansco supreme for a year and it will retone and look great.

[ausjack]

Mmm not good interest so might have to give it a few goes, so gentle as it goes mate and should be able to get it off over time. Maybe a soak in acetone might help loosen it up, can only try these thing.
Yes RG it was my 1923 penny, this one
http://www.pcgs.com/cert/32538626
Haven't tried lemon juice so worth a shot too, didn't see your post before I posted sorry echi
And a toothpick might be needed to get down into the date and other low areas.

[Triggersmob]

If it's varnish, then maybe acetone will shift it.