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Remove solder from silver dollars

Q. I have a few silver dollars that someone made into a bolo tie. I have gotten the dollars loose from the tie back but now need to remove the metal or glue that was used to hold them together.

Donald Benjamin
retired business owner - Missouri
2006

1923 Silver Dollars on eBay

A. Hi.
Yes, you can very easily remove 98% or more of the solder with a cheap electric soldering iron ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] and very inexpensive "solder wick" ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] -- $10 or $15 will cover both. Whether you can get 100%, absolutely no remnants or wetting left, I'm not expert enough to know :-(

As for glue, any solvent you try is quite unlikely to damage metal; they dissolve organics like paint and glue.
Luck & Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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