Actually 4 ounces and sterling silver (92.5%).
Sounds like some organic contaminant. If you have any alcohol around, you could try that, but you would probably have better luck with acetone.
Scrubbing coins with or without any added agent is not really a process that I would recommend because of the possibility of adding scratch marks....
Actually, AFAIK, baking soda is relatively mild and using it in a bath to neutralize acids would not harm coins. Now start scrubbing them with...
So we should be careful not to ingest sodium chloride? To say nothing of the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) which can kill if it is...
Many ethnic costumes use coins that have been plated.
Taking pictures of coins is difficult at best. A silvery (or silver) look to a cent coin could come about by rubbing some mercury into it (been...
Baking soda is a powerful chemical???!!!
By malachite, I assume you mean a green color. Usually refered to as verdigris. If the cents are valuable or you want to add some value, treat...
A buck each is a good round number.
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Try it...you'll like it!
If you think the half-dime was small at 15.5 mm, check out the 3 cent silver at 14 mm.
Too late, the Merc is a PCGS MS66.
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Thanks. How about the 5 or 6 steps nickels? The one I included was just pulled out of my pocket, worth saving?
I didn't know that. Since there are grades from MS60 to MS70, is there differentiation for each stage (11 grades)? Enquiring minds want to know.
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You said it, not me. " they XF and Good XF " "we use XF40 & XF45", and what about XF41, XF42, XF43 and XF44?
Darn you Doug and Rick! Thanks.
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