Holier than thou are we? *insert giant eyeroll here*
Very interesting post, thanks for sharing. I have very very little experience with coin shops because well, there aren't any around here. Ironic...
Distilled water removes SOME things, Acetone removes SOME things, and Xylene removes SOME things. Although from what I understand the list for...
It's like going on any motorcycle or automotive forum and asking "what kind of oil should I run?" Oh boy, Pandora's box is open now. lol
It's helpful if you tell us exactly what it is you think you see, they all look like run of the mill 1999 cents to me, worth face value.
I don't know, if it was on the planchet wouldn't it have moved that metal down to the level of the fields when struck? I would think something...
Neat, and it's my birth year. Only 349 more days til xmas
This is where people have issues I think, you need to keep a clean final rinse. I use the 3 step method, after a while step 3 becomes step 2,...
The key is trying to understand the chemistry of it all at least at a basic level. That being said, Acetone is safe to use. There's a single...
Thanks! Brush it with oil you say? Like Olive oil? I've seen that mentioned before but thought it was more for really old copper.
Ok all, I'm back with an update - and pictures. First - *full disclosure* - between the first pictures and second pictures I got some new lights...
Wow, that's really cool for sure
Not to jump on the bandwagon or hijack this thread but I really like this idea. I've also thought of dabbling in some ancients but thought it...
haha I didn't even look. Well they should be rich in no time at that rate huh?
Strippers probably wouldn't like being pelted with $1 coins either :troll::troll: Also I think, and that can be dangerous, that it would only be...
A good "hole filler" if you have a folder or put in a flip as recommended.
Here's one I just came across that's fun..... https://www.ebay.com/itm/395069035516 Not only is the price insane, but the seller has 0 feedback,...
boredom, experimentation, idiocy, take your pick of any number of reasons :arghh::yack:
Very gracious offer from @tibor and I can confirm the coin I received was very nice indeed, an excellent addition to my birth year collection.
The mystery of the coin is solved but I didn't see anyone confirm or deny if @paddyman98 was strange or not :troll:
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