This is all in fun so nobody take it wrong. The word is "provenance" Somebody back there said provenience or something of that sort. It's kinda like a friend of mine calling the chiropractor a ...choirpractor And the goose thing really has an answer. It has to do with the aerodynamics of the entire V. Wind and wind speed is involved as well as the strength of the lead goose and how long that goose has been at the front of the V. The lead goose trades places with the last goose in the V and the V rotates through many leads. Which side the lead goose drops back to is based upon many factors that I won't bother with now . It really is an amazing bit of technical flight. Have Fun, Bill
I have never had luck with removing fingerprints by using Acetone! I and a few others have had luck removing fingerprints from the newer (1982 to present) Copper plated Cents by using the Revitalizing Silver Cleaner by Connoisseurs that is sold in the Jewelry Department at WalMart. If the salts from the offender's finger has not damaged the Copper plating, then in most cases it will disappear after soaking for a short time in the cleaner. A thorough rinse in water...distilled if you have it, is recommended and then pat dry in a towel. What you are left with, is a Cent that looks even brighter than a brand new one from the Mint and it must lay out for awhile to tone back to a more original (direct from the Mint) color. Warning: Do not use this Silver Jewelry Cleaner on old Copper/Bronze Cents, Clad coins, Nickel coins and most other coins except those that are Silver or Copper plated. I have tried the stuff out on coins of about every composition and it will seriously do damage to all except Silver or Copper plated coins. Frank
That is the way I learned as well! I also found out that it seems to react to environmental stuff that collects on some Copper/Bronze coins over time and will turn them to some really wild looking colors. I used it on a 1909-P VDB Cent that was so darkly toned that you almost couldn't tell what it was...even with a Gem Loupe. I figured that I could not make the coin any worse thatn it already was but sheeesh was I wrong. After dipping the coin in the Jewelry Cleaner, it had a wild puple...blue...red and green look to it. I then gave it a soak in warm soapy water (dishwashing liquid), rinsed it thoroughly, dried it and then gave it another dip in the Jewelry Cleaner. Well, now the coin is a dull Olive Green and I have no idea how to get it back to a more original color as minted without doing even more damage. Another warning that everyone should be aware of is this: The Silver Jewelry Cleaner is only good for cleaning approximately 20 coins before it should be replaced. Once a Calcium looking residue accumulates across the entire bottom of the Wash Tub (the container itself), then the Cleaner is pretty much trash and will even do harm to Silver coins if used beyond this point (i.e. it will remove any Luster or finish from the coin and give it the appearance that it was cleaned with acid or a rough abrasive). Frank
