simple, weigh it.
I think a really limited audience. I have some. Yours is nice.
buy the scales.
That's gonna get reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal old fast. Just drop them on a plate and see if they ding or thud.
Properly cleaned means you can't tell it was cleaned.
why?
Pure solvents, water, acetone, alcohol, xylene, even toluene. No harm. Wiping, brushing, scrubbing almost certain damage (then there are...
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The unearthed coins - certainly. Just don't go crazy and dump them into the rock tumbler :). A good start for unearthed coins is hot water and...
6 ozs of water can kill you. It isn't that bad for short periods of time (30 min) in a room with some ventilation. Gloves won't do you that much...
No, it will not "burn" anything, but like many chemicals, including acetone, it can de-fat tissue and that can cause irritation and "burning". If...
Not sure it was ever claimed to be a proof, just an experimental matte finish coin.
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I don't think there are any currently circulating silver coins, but historically the British coins were 0.925
Any time from a couple of hours to overnight. We aren't dealing with a chemical reaction here, just solution. If you put salt in water (sugar...
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In the second picture, the I of LIBERTY looks like two separate letters.
See post #13
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