But there was no metallic mercury involved.
Seems to work...oops, how do I delete this?
The one I got is really dark and quite worn, but, on the other hand, it was only $5.
OK, so this was on e-bay as an ancient Greek coin. I thought it looked a lot like Alexander the Great as Hercules in the lion skin and perhaps a...
I got mine but will wait till X-mas and will post pics afterwards.
First try putting them into some boiling water and then rinse with distilled water. Less chance of damage.
Nothing from Alibaba yet?
Yeah, I used to love playing with mercury whenever I encountered it as a kid. The college I teach at is trashing out a lot of chemicals and one...
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That is what caused me to ask in the first place.
Knowing that, I would love to be your Secret Santa : - )
PONG RULES!
Agree, if you can get more than $10 for it now, sell it. If it becomes valuable (unlikely) you have a good story and can kick yourself later, but...
Don't rub...don't touch with anything except liquid...use acetone.
You really enjoy some warped stuff.....me too.
That's because not many people collect these kind of coins. This is an "error" coin, meaning a standard production coin that had something go...
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Excellent idea!
A prolonged acetone bath wouldn't do it any harm (...OK, OK, xylene if you are freaky about acetone) and would eliminate the possibility of a coating.
The game is called one-up-man-ship.
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