BTW, just a word on the acetone...GDJMSP sez that it can have a reaction with copper causing odd toning. Don' know for sure, but I mostly trust...
I know that the last Morgan I conserved, I sanded down and primed out the pits before giving it a good shellacking...looks awesome now... : - )
About people "hating" the series, I think it is just that in general more recent commemoratives don't have the popularity of the older ones. The...
I suspect that if the residue is oily, you are probably seeing the plasticizer in the PVC (used to be dioctylphthalate, not sure what anymore)....
Bad Thad can correct me, but one of the possibilities of PVC contamination is that the copper can react with the chloride in the PVC to give...
First of all, peroxide is an oxidizing agent and the process you are wanting to arrest/reverse/minimize is oxidation. Totally wrong approach....
Someone posted a whizzed coin in a post in the near past, and many people commented on how nice it looked. In-hand with a magnifier, that would...
If you have any to sell for $10, I will gladly pay shipping.
That would be Caz
This is part of the more general question of "What coins do I buy to resell and make a profit". Answers to this question are multitudinous, but...
Does that really make a difference to you? Do you look down on someone who might make this decision. I like you, don't get me wrong, but please...
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If you are considering getting in...quit considering and GET IN. Lots of fun to both give and get. The true spirit of Xmas
Yeah, I would remove it from the acetone and immediately treat it with VerdiCare. If you don't have VerdiCare, leave it in acetone till you order...
If it makes you happy, go for it. Let us see the result.
If you want the coins to look new, and are not concerned about what you are doing to the value, just wipe the copper well with something like...
Cleaning copper is MUCH more difficult than cleaning silver. For any coin, particularly in MS or near MS state, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER rub the...
I didn't know that, thanks for educating me.
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