One of the Moderators (Doug) is of the opinion that acetone will discolor copper.
Sometimes you have to take a chance "My great uncle Epingham Hoofnickle once took a chance, he was a mile up and jumped out trying to hit a haystack"
But what I was thinking is that the aluminum is a more active metal than the copper or silver, so any corrosion that occurs would be on the aluminum.
The feedback I saw was all very positive. Think I will try it.
Not too sure about using nail polish remover, might have lots of other stuff in it. Acetone is usually available at hardware stores. Water...
He appears to have been an ebay dealer, but hasn't had any sales recently.
That's kind of what I thought too. Will post pictures when I get it.
Reason I ask is that I bought an Alexander the Great coin from them for $60 and paid with PayPal. They refunded the payment and said that the...
Has anyone ever had dealings with a place called Museum Surplus? They have some interesting coins.
Burp!
Raises an interesting thought of having thin aluminum tubes for coin storage.
Just got some fresh free paper rolls from my bank to roll up quarters.
Where else would you find fascinating information, CoinTalk! http://www.cointalk.com/t186015-3/
Yeah, but it is fun!!!
It's been mentioned before, but I never hesitate to beat a dead horse, that the earliest coin dated with Arabic numerals was from 1234 (kind of...
Kirkuleez, however it comes out, hope you had a great time!
Not trying to be arguementative, but if the coin showed real circulation, there would be scratches and dulling from environmental attack, except...
Actually out here in CA it is the 99.99 cent only store.
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Oldest I have with a date in Arabic numerals is this 1546 silver Hungarian coin.
Point taken, but could you easily tell a well-circulated "Proof" coin from a business strike?
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