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<p>[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 974830, member: 17261"]OK, time for the controversy! LOL</p><p> </p><p>This coin was fairly, harshly cleaned. If you look close, you can see some light hairlines on the obverse. Why did I post this?</p><p> </p><p>I'm working on my next coin product to be called VERDI-TONE™. I know many will hate me for developing such a product, but there's demand for coin retoning products as they have been around for years. Personally, I really detest the rapid toning products like Dellers. Most collectors end up damaging their coins beyond repair. My approach is quite different, VT will tone coins in the exact same fashion as good old mother nature using hydrogen sulfide. The trick to VT is the slow release technology I've developed over the past few months. VT contains no artificial colorants, it tones purely with hydrogen sulfide. It's very easy to get the exact level of toning you desire because it occurs so slowly.</p><p> </p><p>The coin I posted was toned over a period of six weeks. What I did was to saturate a piece of corrigated carboard with VT, poked a bunch of small holes in it and allowed the coin to sit on the cardboard in air for six weeks with occassional flipping. OK, bring on the heat! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BadThad, post: 974830, member: 17261"]OK, time for the controversy! LOL This coin was fairly, harshly cleaned. If you look close, you can see some light hairlines on the obverse. Why did I post this? I'm working on my next coin product to be called VERDI-TONE™. I know many will hate me for developing such a product, but there's demand for coin retoning products as they have been around for years. Personally, I really detest the rapid toning products like Dellers. Most collectors end up damaging their coins beyond repair. My approach is quite different, VT will tone coins in the exact same fashion as good old mother nature using hydrogen sulfide. The trick to VT is the slow release technology I've developed over the past few months. VT contains no artificial colorants, it tones purely with hydrogen sulfide. It's very easy to get the exact level of toning you desire because it occurs so slowly. The coin I posted was toned over a period of six weeks. What I did was to saturate a piece of corrigated carboard with VT, poked a bunch of small holes in it and allowed the coin to sit on the cardboard in air for six weeks with occassional flipping. OK, bring on the heat! :D[/QUOTE]
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