Like I said, at the risk of stating the obvious . . . but I figure better to state it than not, just in case.
From your earlier photo, it looks like you're using a plastic tub. At the risk of stating the obvious, switch to a glass or metal bowl when you...
@lordmarcovan . . . Rob, do you know if the Lighthouse albums are made of "coin safe" materials? I checked their site and could find nothing...
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Sounds similar to the bad tequila experience I had back in college. OK, OK . . . several bad tequila experiences.
I guess I don't see the problem. I have a complete set of nolegons in MS, which I would have been happy to discuss. :D
There's a flaw in this analogy, Chip. The people you're training in metal detecting actually want to get good at metal detecting. Of course...
Treasure hunters, maybe. But not coin collectors.
Because P.T. Barnum was right. Yes, I know there's no concrete evidence he ever said that. Don't go there.
Wow. Just watched that. The guy may be an 'expert' but I wouldn't be comfortable using a brush like that no matter how soft it is. Besides, you...
Seriously though, the two times it happened to me it was with bronze coins, not copper. Leads me to believe there was something funky going on...
Thank you! I am vindicated!!! :D
Just to elaborate on this given what Doug said about toothpicks and thorns: When I said gentle nudge, I should have said GENTLE nudge. Even...
Here are a couple to start. There is no set amount of time for the acetone soak. Every coin is different. As Eduard suggested, start for 15-20...
Given the way you're going to use them — only for occasional display — perhaps they'll get less wear and tear and last longer. The Eagle pages I...
I had exactly the same experience with Eagle pages.
Eh, don't get carried away with that. It just means we've been around here for a while. Doesn't mean we actually know anything. :D
"Quirks" is a good way to describe my two bad experiences with bronze and acetone. One was a 1942 British India 1/4 Anna...turned almost as pink...
I've had a problem with bronze and acetone, but only twice. Can't explain it, but it happened. @Seattlite86, try xylene as an alternative to...
Yeah, I'm kinda of the opinion that — microbiologists aside — if you have to put something under a microscope to see it, it may not be worth seeing.
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