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<p>[QUOTE="mrbensteele, post: 1637808, member: 41740"]Ok, so im just doing a bit of research and some basic tests on ordinary memorial cents. I took some cleaned cents and some run or the mill circulated coppers and began to test.</p><p>I have some printer toner that i saved from a long time ago and i mixed some of it up with boiling water to make sure it dissolved. The Toner mix with a cleaned penny left in it for about 30 seconds then washed off in hot water left the coin almost the same but with a barely noticeable grey color, but it did darken it, other tests soaking the coins in the mix longer made the effect only slightly more present, nothing worth exploring further.</p><p><br /></p><p>Iv read about other commercial toners like Deller's and a few other brands which are merely sulfer powder in petroleum, which is easily made with over the counter products, but what i wonder is, what is i leave out the petroleum alltogether and just add the sulfer to boiling water and then add the coins all at once, be it maybe less sulpfer than needed otherwise? Id expect it would work, wouldnt you?</p><p><br /></p><p>Who thinks this Sulfer + Boiling water would work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrbensteele, post: 1637808, member: 41740"]Ok, so im just doing a bit of research and some basic tests on ordinary memorial cents. I took some cleaned cents and some run or the mill circulated coppers and began to test. I have some printer toner that i saved from a long time ago and i mixed some of it up with boiling water to make sure it dissolved. The Toner mix with a cleaned penny left in it for about 30 seconds then washed off in hot water left the coin almost the same but with a barely noticeable grey color, but it did darken it, other tests soaking the coins in the mix longer made the effect only slightly more present, nothing worth exploring further. Iv read about other commercial toners like Deller's and a few other brands which are merely sulfer powder in petroleum, which is easily made with over the counter products, but what i wonder is, what is i leave out the petroleum alltogether and just add the sulfer to boiling water and then add the coins all at once, be it maybe less sulpfer than needed otherwise? Id expect it would work, wouldnt you? Who thinks this Sulfer + Boiling water would work.[/QUOTE]
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