Acetone might work depending on the paint chemistry. You might also try some paint stripper. I don't know why some of the above writers think the...
burnishing Burnishing is a method of polishing which is different from methods that use abrasives in that no metal is removed. The idea is that a...
I've reported dozens of new things to UNUSUAL WORLD COINS. They are doing their best to include everything, from official mint medal-coins to...
Hi Tjenkins! Good call to use the flip test to see if the coin "rings true"! It was the most common simple test and the phrase "rings true"...
but... being struck on a dime planchet would not explain the magnetism... I still want to see the weight and some photos.
I think you fail to understand the point. There is absolutely nothing illegal about offering your gold coin at McDonald's. They have the option of...
So... let me get this straight... according to the US treasury, real metallic silver is illegal to spend... and fiat paper currency unbacked by...
freshman chemistry.... Actually, baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate (chemical formula NaHCO3) is BASIC not acidic. It is used to...
Concept Dollars VERY cool! I totally agree with Edwin (edix). Ron landis is one of today's great master die engravers, working directly in the...
Laws vary from nation to nation. Apparently it's illegal in the British Commonwealth to deface the portrait of the queen. (does that mean that as...
Theoretically correct... but the upper die is hard-fixed in the press ram, while the lower die "floats" in the collar with a sub-press ejection...
Not $800... more like $600. It's not something you'd get if you only wanted a few dozen rolls of copper... more like if you were interested in...
We've got an interesting situation brewing with the bullion value of both the one-cent and five-cent pieces now above face value. The best bullion...
pre-'82 cents I just got a cute little sorting machine that separates zinc from copper pennies.... takes about a half-hour to sort through a...
Very odd looking scrapes.... radial pattern. Hard to imagine how that would have happened since most planchet forming operations would leave...
A winner! --- Skylark Yes I have to agree that Skylark has it closest of all... the only one to get the bit about cap'n Jonathan Archer. (Had...
Lots of great replies folks! I'm going to let it roll another day and then choose the person with the most complete answer.
One octagonal copper "blood" token to the winner... (see pic) To win, be the first to answer the following questions: 1: Who is the person...
I say, keep an eye out for more from the same die. in my experience when two cracks form close to each other like that, then less than 100 strikes...
As some of you know I make fantasy coins. By that I mean that they are "from" fantasy places of mythology or fiction. I also tend to have a "hole...
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