This prompted me to see if I had any other Roman coins that were attracted to a magnet. So far I just tested some of the "culls" from cleaning....
WOW, that 88 is really ugly.
Real
Hmmmmm lymric There once was a man from Croatia...
BTW is your refrigerator running... [IMG]
Acetone has been alleged to be bad for copper coins (@GDJMSP ) but if you have some xylene, it just might work wonders.
acceptable nowadays
See if you can find a copy of "Eleven Blue Men"
Actually if the plasticizer decomposes, you get octyl alcohol and phthalic acid. The HCl would come from the PVC as it decomposes.
Dang...learned something again!
Concerning PVC "contamination". From a chemical viewpoint I don't quite understand it. PVC is a rigid glass-like polymer when not plasticized....
Did you know mara... weed seeds float in liquid nitrogen...just saying
Because copper doesn't "burn" green except in the presence of a halogen...Beilstein Test. See @Oldhoopster I didn't read to the end before I replied.
I've seen a 42 over 41, but it must have been a Ty I, I don't see this one. Wait for other opinions.
OK, here's the story...I saw a post in CT about Julian II being the "Pagan" Emperor and it captured my imagination so I hunted on e-bay to find...
What would be the dumbest dog breed?
OK, now that I have your attention........................this puppy is magnetic!!!!!
Bunch them up in your hands and cup your hands around your nose and smell. Smells like a shower curtain, PVC. Another way, take a fairly thick...
Good question. First, plastic doesn't leach out into water or the ground. Additives in the plastic may leach out (see numerous discussions of...
Yeah, whatever the store has. You could also just dip the end in acetone and slide a cap on.
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