Metal Coin
How does one remove regular metal solder from an old coin?
When my father was in China in 1944, he bought and brought back a “coin”. On the coin were pictures not fit for children to see so he soldered over them. I know this coin is at least 67 years old and I would like to restore it and possibly sell it to a collector. Any ideas how? Your help, as always, is much appreciated
Coin material? Copper? You are gonna have fun. You can either use a plumbers torch dirctly on it and see if the solder melts away orrr….. get some multistrand wiring(the finer the better) like what is used in cars. Peel back the plastic and inside is a multiple of fine wires.. There is also something you can buy at the electronics store called solder pic up and it is braided wire in a band like tape. You then need a soldering iron which you place over the braid which is in contact with the solder. You are trying to heat up the solder thru the braid. The solder moves toward the heat source. And you pickup the braid and iron together and see if the solder is dabbing upward into the braid. move on farther down the braid and repeat the process If it is a copper, the solder will remain. You can’t get it all off as much as I am aware (I have never needed to do so)
Cache of coins found while metal detecting- LIVE!