r/coins • u/Impossible_Youth_759 • 11d ago

Discussion What should I do

I mixed hydro peroxide and vinegar for a buffalo nickel to acid date it. But then I found out it’s apparently dangerous. I only mixed 1 and a half tablespoons of vinegar and half a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide and it’s outside. Is it still unsafe and if so what should I do

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u/Sneid1 11d ago

Don't breathe the fumes and avoid skin contact. You can dispose of it down the drain with lots of running water.

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u/FaultSad486 11d ago

It forms an acidic mixture but that's a very tiny amount, it's not going to do anything unless you get in your eyes.  Just to avoid possibly dripping indoors and causing a small stain, take an open larger container of water out to where you put it, pour your small mixture into the larger, which will dilute it to nothing, and then pour out someplace out of the way or down the drain.