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<p>[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 574778, member: 4230"]lol although not a very accurate test, but a nice description <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Louis, click the link in my sig. I posted a super detailed thread about alot of this. In that thread, it mentions a test that you can do, called something like the 'berstein' test or somethign similar (if you do a search for 'oddy' in that thread you should find the link since both links were placed side by side) If you read up on the test, there is a real easy way to determine what material the item is made from.</p><p><br /></p><p>as for corrosion from the pvc onto your coins... the easiest way to tell is with a green goo that eats your coin. I cant describe very good it to you, as i dont have any coins that have been afflicted by PVC (thank goodness!!) Maybe some other memebers who know more about it can share how to spot it ect. A good person to check with might be ArizonaJack. He deals alot in copper cents, and might have a tip or two about PVC damage like detecting it early ect.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a member on this forum who invented a product to help rid the coin of the PVC goo. was it budgood.... i really wish my memory was better lol[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Daggarjon, post: 574778, member: 4230"]lol although not a very accurate test, but a nice description :) Louis, click the link in my sig. I posted a super detailed thread about alot of this. In that thread, it mentions a test that you can do, called something like the 'berstein' test or somethign similar (if you do a search for 'oddy' in that thread you should find the link since both links were placed side by side) If you read up on the test, there is a real easy way to determine what material the item is made from. as for corrosion from the pvc onto your coins... the easiest way to tell is with a green goo that eats your coin. I cant describe very good it to you, as i dont have any coins that have been afflicted by PVC (thank goodness!!) Maybe some other memebers who know more about it can share how to spot it ect. A good person to check with might be ArizonaJack. He deals alot in copper cents, and might have a tip or two about PVC damage like detecting it early ect. There is also a member on this forum who invented a product to help rid the coin of the PVC goo. was it budgood.... i really wish my memory was better lol[/QUOTE]
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