Gotta tell the story...I knew the glassblower at the Univ. of KY while I was there and he was talking about a friend who worked for the government...
Acetone is the over-all go-to solvent. For really gummy tarry stuff toluene or xylene might work better. If you have any mineral spirit, you...
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Once again, nothing in SoCal...sigh
I have been thinking about using molecular sieves for combatting moisture. Have to look for somewhere to buy them cheaply instead of just lifting...
Cedar and mothballs...I really hope you are joking, this would be a recipe for disaster. I think the toning would be interesting though.
Uh...no...
Living in NYC in 1977, I was walking to the subway one day and stopped off to buy a paper. The middle-eastern guy at the stand was looking at a...
Way back, I have seen dealers at shows rub some nose oil on a finger and transfer it to a well-worn coin to bring out faint details. Probably not...
Buying or selling?
I would give this a grade of F (fine), and to me, I would not give more than $1-2 for it, but I really don't collect these. Not to be dismissive,...
Chill, have a cold beverage and wait for the coin to come back. Nothing more you can do.
I was just wondering since you said you had done this with your kids. I have never done this outside of a lab.
I often wonder what the vintners buy One half so precious as the stuff they sell
A worn V-nic with some gold clinging to it...from a collector anywhere from nothing to maybe $1. On e-bay...whatever the market would bear.
Are you in chemistry some way? Yeah, hot sodium hydroxide is not something to play around with. I have had classes where almost all of the...
Hope springs eternal!
Just want to wish the OP all the best, hope for the best and expect the worst. Just wish you had posted here and waited awhile before sending it...
WHAT!!! Lead = 11.34 g/mL Gold = 19.3 g/mL not even close for horseshoes, much less nuclear weapons.
Haven't read all of this 10 page post, but would be interested to know your "extremely easy" way to make the zinc coated and brass coated cents....
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