I honestly thought it may have been a shattered die at first, my disappointment followed soon after.
Totally ate into my overhead.
I'm a bit more interested in my edge at this point.
I mean seriously.
Ya finally find a nice die crack and it's gotta big ol scratch on it.:mad:[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
I'm not refuting anything. I'm just stating what I'm doing here, it's pretty simple. The guy wanted to know if it effects cartwheel. I guess it...
I subjected two modern coins to the electrolysis. Cartwheel effect remains, as does luster.. but if you already have either of these qualities in...
Real...
Artificial...
But if you mash a star it doesn't turn into a perfect circle. It turns into a flower.
The coins I used had no cartwheel left. Maybe I'll do some Modern coins and post the results. But electrolysis is considered a destructive method...
I understand. Yes I was well aware that I would depreciate my coins. I am just experimenting and sharing. I do not practice this nor am I...
Again I only did this as an example. And I was quite surprised with my results. It was just an experiment.
Yes. I know.
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not looking to trick anyone here or fool anybody with a cleaned coin. I'm making examples of cleaned verse not...
Just to be clear, I'm not promoting cleaning coins. It's a learning experience. Is acetone dipping cleaning? Or preservation? Maybe restoration....
Thank you for hitting home on this one. Yes I was under the impression that electrolysis was non destructive. I've been getting most of my info...
And there is the moral of this story.
LOL
See how my coin edge? Even as worn as it is, that UNA libre and stars couldn't turn into dots. ??
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