Yeah, I don't agree with leaving the oil on the surface, this is where the xylene would help. As long as it is used enough to remove the oil and...
Thanks for the correction, I was refering to Veredicare. I know Doug complains that acetone will stain/tone copper, but I don't think xylene...
The overwhelming majority of people in this forum will tell you to 1) leave them alone or 2) rinse/soak with distilled water and possibly rinse...
Great idea, give it a try, you might get a great deal!
If you are talking about throwing out the pill containers, first check on the bottom to see what plastic it is from the number (check on Google)...
For a number of years now I have re-started collecting coins. One coin I have REALLY wanted for all that time and some time before that is a...
Tungsten has pretty much the same density as gold, so gold plated tungsten would pass a density test. Check out the link...
Not that I don't trust you, but I don't know you. How would it be detectable? I agree that harsh cleaning will leave traces, especially if they...
But if you have a big jar of pennies (sorry, read that as American cents) that your Grand Uncle Fred has been collecting and that has dirt, dust...
There actually is a chemical called Saran, but I don't think it is available as a food wrap anymore. The commercially available "Saran" is...
So where in your compendium comes soaking in water to remove surface dirt, rinsing with distilled water or alcohol to remove minerals and then...
I wasn't going to post, but I will. Cleaning coins, harshly cleaning coins, conserving coins, what does it all mean? Coins can be really dirty....
"Those were the days my friend, We thought they'd never end"
One of the reasons they have mutual funds is it is not a real good idea to put all your eggs in one basket. Given your two conditions, however, I...
That's disgusting. How did you get in my house to take that picture!!?
At least the cats won, so I am happy. Congrats to the coin winners.
Very attractive coin except for the little bit of stuff just above the 3 and to the left of the 8. Could this be improved with some acetone? I...
Yeah, but 99.7% positive! (Sarcasm noted)
That was my first thought, then I saw that post on counterfeits and, at least, the slab sez it is genuine. I saw a bunch more just today that...
[IMG] Originally Posted by Kentucky [IMG] Go cats! I'll respect that. My first year of school was at U of L, but I graduated from UK.
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