Close, the plastic material is PVC (polyvinylchloride) but the bad actor here is usually DOP or dioctylphthalate which is an oily chemical used as...
For rinsing, I would restrict myself to pure solvents, as @GDJMSP mentions, water, acetone and xylene with coin dip reserved for experiments and...
If you think that's in great shape, stick around awhile and see what some of these guys got 1
Wonder if he accepts checks or bitcoin...
Just a long and hard life.
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Since it's now 2018, would not a post from 2017 constitute a necropost?
That is the fact, I was just questioning the why. Perhaps zinc free of tin was difficult to obtain? The tin would have hardened the alloy, but...
Sorry but the cent coins in 1920 were copper. Welcome to CT
Wow, whatever you do, be careful. Professional conservation might be expensive, so measures you can do would include first rinsing/soaking in...
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more questions...
Don't expect answers to necroposts
Is this like the "Find The Pope In The Pizza" contest?
I love Indian coins...show us some pictures.
We had a posting sometime in the past where a guy tried to get a drivethrough to accept a $50 one-ounce gold (American Gold Eagle) and they wouldn't.
Let us know how you do...hmmm, you could save it and turn into a coin collector...
Please don't spend it. Sell it to someone.
Some shopkeepers question the "gold dollars" and 2-dollar bills.
Very interesting question. Since it is marked as "one dollar", it should be acceptable as a dollar coin. Take it to a coin shop or pawn shop and...
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