Epilogue: I do not recommend the baking soda, sodium carbonate mixture for treating copper coins. It leaves the surfaces with a porous texture and...
1907 (l.) awaits its turn while the 1906s finish their swim in the acetone. After trying out several methods. Soaking for 20 min. in acetone is...
I have lived with that myth for 53 years!
How exciting! I live in Kentucky too! I've always liked to think of my prized coins as "nothing to sneeze at". You forgot mother nature. The...
I started a thread today. To satisfy those lingering here, a pic of the best of the lot: [IMG] [IMG]
Nope! Acetone or soap and water to remove surface dirt and grime, and that's it. These coins were caked in a century of nicotine and grime from a...
Oh! And before concerns arise, I clearly identified the culls I sold as JUNK! The listing was active for EIGHT MINUTES time elapsed from...
Yep! Still looking for that 1894-s Barber dime in a dealer's junk box! I came across a listing on eBay that I would normally have raced past....
In the opening credits of "To Kill a Mocking Bird", several Indian Head cents can be seen in one of the kids' junk box.
I use a blow dryer on a lower setting, actually. Quick and effective. And I think I'll look at them 10-20 at a time. I'm retired; nowhere to be.
No, sir! Just have to be sure to keep it out of range when I start drooling over it! LOL!
These are Indian Head Cents @ 50 cents a piece. I've actually had much success in the past boiling a coin with stubborn debris in distilled water...
Hi, Jeff! I will! Lots of before and after pics. And a caveat about indiscriminate shopping around on the internet! I think I would have some...
This is excellent information! I just acquired a coin box from 1917 containing 500 Indian Head Cents. If I can save even half of them, I'm happy!...
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