Both my mom's parents saved "old" change from commerce. They lost a substantial nest-egg in the Depression, and always hoarded cash after that....
The punch line is that everybody keeps taking the bait.
That's weird. I don't see any hint of luster, which makes me wonder if it would even make XF, but there's so little wear that it's hard to put it...
I wonder if I should start up a business selling vacuum safes for coin storage...
Meh, I'm willing to let that one slide as a British-ism. I reserve the right to snicker to myself, though.
"Transparent" isn't that simple. We've all seen the colorful sheen of oil or gasoline on a water surface, and both liquids are (approximately)...
First, you need to be sure that it's 1982-D, small date, copper. Can you post photos? It might also be best to start a new thread. You can do...
For comparison, here's the one that someone thought was worth $50. I thought 1897 was a better date than 1909, but once you get past the G-VG...
That's not a euphemism, is it?
Although, now that I think about it, a Soxhlet extractor with a coin in the chamber ought to be a lot more effective than a simple soak or rinse....
Yup. The exciting stuff tends to be siren-inducing. And these days, if a passer-by sees elaborate glassware, their first thought is not "oh, he's...
It's hard to be sure from these photos, because they're a bit blurry; you might try again with the camera a bit further from the coin. Those look...
Isopropanol. 70% in, 91% (the azeotrope) out; how much you need? I'd never trust my lab technique enough to make something for ingestion. I...
Yep. It's not expensive. I've got gear suitable for distilling it, and in my younger days I probably would've tried that as an exercise -- but...
I bought an 1897-P Barber quarter much like yours, but even more harshly polished, for about 5 bucks on eBay last year (BIN). I photographed it...
Yeah, Doug's been the main spokesman here for the dangers of acetone on copper. I'm skeptical from a pure chemistry perspective, but I don't have...
I think that was more than just dipped. I suspect polishing.
Yes, but it's not the math at issue here. In college and grad school, I learned a lot about formal logic, formal verification, and reasoning...
I took the kids up to see my Dad last weekend (in Maryland), and took a spare hour or two to visit a couple of local stores. I drove out to...
Free listings are a pestilence on eBay. Sure, there are more millions of items "available" as a result -- but so. Much. Dreck.
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