My takeaway from these tests is that US should be used very sparingly and in most cases traditional methods are better. Acetone and Xylene are...
If I could figure that out along with the milk spots on Peace Dollars, I would probably earn millions. The acids in your skin etch into the metal...
As I posted yesterday, I am experimenting with an ultrasonic cleaner to determine if using it actually damages coins. Note that we all know that...
Great for cleaning all kinds of things including your wife's jewelry. I also use it for cleaning my glasses. About 20 seconds in water with...
Unfortunately, the depth of the ultrasonic cleaner I have probably precludes doing it in this manner for a dollar-sized coin while keeping the...
I called it 64. Pretty coin.
Is it the blotchty toning on the reverse? I would like to learn something from this exercise.
I am gob-smacked. I would not have thought "details". But there are more experienced people here than me. Is this a case where the TPG possibly...
It looks like it has a clash in the shield. If so, how did that happen with no other clashes visible anywhere? I am very skeptical of the coin's...
There are almost always multiple ways to skin any particular cat (apologies to Meow!). I dealt with this all the time in my working life - "Why...
It's a nice coin for the price. Lot of meat left on that bone. Previously cleaned and with some surface problems but so what? Most of these...
Last year, I posted a question asking about anyone's experience regarding cleaning coins using an ultrasonic cleaner. As you would expect, I...
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