Used to have one of those — not for coins, just important documents. After a few months, they felt like they had been stored in a damp basement. I...
Has to be a fantasy coin. Edward VIII coins were circulated for Fiji, New Guinea, British West Africa and East Africa, but none with an effigy...
You mean like a Kardashian quarter? A Facebook nickel? I guess that would work.:D
By far the best I've used is V. Kurt Bellman's home brew. Very mild, minimizing the risk of over-dipping. Great for clearing up minor issues...
Whenever I've had extras, they've always been low value coins so I just give them to my son. Never had an extra of a high value coin, so I'm not...
In Air-Tite holders, stored in plastic boxes with silica packs (not Tupperware, but Tupperware style). I keep the plastic boxes in my office...
Add these: Bahamas Bermuda British West Indies Demerara and Essequibo Malaya Southern Rhodesia There are others if you want to include...
Some very nice coins in this short thread. Thanks for sharing.
Virtually every cent that spends a few years in circulation is toned. It's unavoidable. Copper is highly reactive.
Only by the clueless. There are many instances when it's in the best interest of a coin to clean it. It all depends on how one defines cleaning,...
Buy what you like, but I see nothing appealing about those coins.
Ouch! Looks like they were sandblasted.
No reason to. It's no worse than getting a little paint thinner on your hands when cleaning paint brushes, or gasoline when you're gassing up your...
I liked concert floor. Made me think of garage bands.
Good question. I'd like to know too.
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I thought Taiwanese at first, based on the obverse (2nd pic, I assume). But I'm not finding anything that matches.
Sorry to hear. Next time use your fingers rather than tongs. You'll suffer no ill effects from getting a little acetone on your fingertips.
There were no attacks. There were questions, which went unanswered. I don't think that word means what you think it means.
I haven't seen any hostility. It's not hostile to call someone to task for specious claims they're not willing to support with hard evidence.
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