Yep. It's not the case that heating the alloy above mercury's boiling point causes all the mercury to explode out at once. You can think of an...
Well, to be picky, the sulfur oxidizes the mercury to make mercuric sulfide. It's very different from amalgamation, althought the end result is...
I wanted mercury since earliest childhood, when the "chemical magic" and "science fun" books were full of experiments that called for it. About...
On the other hand, I'm irritated by junk-silver sellers who think I should pay melt plus 10% plus shipping on a lot so they can get melt value...
I think it was Ray Bradbury who said "I don't try to predict the future with my writing, I try to prevent it."
And I'll thank you not to use that sort of language in thread titles. :rolleyes:
I wish we could go back in time to meet our great-grandparents, walking to the country store clutching their small purses of Real Money (silver...
I'm getting pretty close on a Walking Liberty set -- need the 21-D, 16-S and a few non-keys. I built out most of a Barber half set when a certain...
So, has anybody here ever started a "Post your best Details coin" thread? I know I've got at least one candidate, although it certainly doesn't...
The thing that struck me most was the apparent total absence of luster on the obverse. I'm sure there must be some visible in hand, but both the...
Ah. No, I bargain-hunt all the time, but on the rare occasions when I do sell, it's for cash or the equivalent. If I were to trade, I'd be...
So, was "indecent" a really remarkably overachieving typo for "dessicant"? Autocorrect can be a blessing, but it's still a great idea to look...
I don't understand the question. I can trade any of my coins for something of equal value, although I'd usually have to do it through an...
Sure. And then acid-test some of the metal that's left behind on the surface. :) There's an obvious audible difference between 90% silver and...
Both weights are within the expected range for circulated coins. Look, everybody, the OP isn't going to be able to tell anything by weighing the...
Just came across this stunning example. That obverse is... spectacular? 1947 D ROOSEVELT DIME 10 CENTS NGC MS-66 cert #3402605-016 And, so...
I should point out here that, volume for volume, gold is a more effective radiation shield than lead. So, we have that going for us.
Yeah, I know what you mean -- I've got a jar of EZest, but I still haven't opened it. I have no idea what it would do with the copper salts you...
The coin is 20% copper. Green is exactly the color you should expect.
In a direct strike, they'd be ionized and finely distributed. Maybe a little weight loss due to transmutation and decay, but I'll likely not be...
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