I recently won a years membership in the Civil War Token Society. If you are interested you may want to check out that orginization at...
It kind of reminds me of a cent I found a while back where someone had filed the edge until the cent was the same size as a dime. I believe it was...
I used Picture-It 99 for that. Ummm...I guess the mintmark could go next to the Eagle :)
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Very small amounts of sulfur compounds will turn a coin different colors, especially if vaporized on a coin. If you apply sulfur in vaseline...
I've heard it referred to as "woodgrain" style toning on copper cents. I believe it is supposed to be toning that follows some sort of graininess...
Eckerd's has Flowers of Sulfur. Or you can order it online at http://www.medichest.com/sulfurpowdersublimed-4365.html
You probably accidently artificially toned the coin when you heated it in the oven. Heat does funny things to the color of coins. You can produce...
From http://www.30below.com/~tomfor/coin/storage/ "Many cheaper "fire proof" safes have water-filled beads as insulation that give off humidity....
Just Carl, I'm glad to hear that your coins have aged well over the years, you must be doing something right. At least right for you. However,...
I prefer rolls to bags of coins, but just because I worry thats the coins will get all banged up against each other more. I had a friend who...
Very interesting. Great news for people who like brilliant white coins but who live in humid climates. Not so great for fans of toning though :)
I'm never sure about these, but it is probably machine doubling. I say this cause I can't see anything like a separated serif or anything like...
The paper and the cardboard box both can outgas sulfide chemicals and tone or tarnish the end coins as well as the rest of the coins mainly on and...
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