@19Lyds @MontCollector @cladking Here is a checklist I just made from the Red Book with some clarifications on the Brown and Blue Ikes and I...
I coin roll hunt Halves so I know the drill. Have accounts with two different banks. I'll see what I can do on ordering a bag.
Number 6 is great advice. Will save me a lot of money and let me buy a wedding ring for my gal!
Do you pat dry after the alcohol?
So I am going to an LCS near work today during my lunch break. I will extend it so I have time to go through some Ikes. What price point for...
To got the Brown Ike out I took pliers and cracked one edge by crimping and pulling up. After that the plastic came off easy and nothing was done...
@19Lyds Thank you! I wanted a picture of those close up and you did it.
Was just on it, great resource.
@mikenoodle @MontCollector On the Brown Ikes wouldn't most collectors know it had been dipped in EzEst? It's known that most of them are hazy...
That's good to know. I take it I will have to still go through those if they have a few to rummage through.
I was thinking about that. Even the Brown and Blue 40% silver are different. I can go down to my shop and get one more of each. I'll talk the...
A little numismatic tuition sounds good. Hopefully I won't get chemicals all over the house.
Can of acetone from Walmart in their paint section.
Are they hard to find?
@Insider @mikenoodle Yeah, it is a 40% silver, both of them. I am spending more on products to make the coins better than they are worth! This...
@Ike Skywalker @cladking Are there no Silver proofs for 77 and 78?
What about a base solution to dip it in like baking soda and distilled water after that?
Should I do about a five second dip for both the Brown and Blue Ikes?
I was on the right path of not patting down and distilled water. I bathed it for a couple of hours, then took it out and while holding it over...
I can get it from a coin shop right down the street. My last eZest experiment was a disaster if you recall. I was cleaning rounds and got the...
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