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<p>[QUOTE="mlov43, post: 2394908, member: 16729"]<font size="4">I just go for broke. Like this:</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">(This method should <i>only</i> be done in the presence of a <b>trained numismatist </b></font><font size="1">or livestock veterinarian</font><font size="4">)</font></p><p>1) Mix one part <b>Koinsolv</b> with three parts <b>E-Z Est </b>(the mixture will produce lots of smoke, so just remember to wear a hospital-grade respirator).</p><p>2) Dip for 2 minutes, stirring anti-clockwise (in the northern hemisphere).</p><p>3) Immediately bathe coin in <b>MS70</b> for a few minutes.</p><p>4) Take it out of the bath and set coin on paper towel for 1 hour (you <i>cannot</i> skip this step!)</p><p>5) Do a final rinse in room-temp <i><b>Faygo</b></i>-brand soda. Any flavor will do, but don't go cheap and try it with some of that Coke or Pepsi crap from your fridge.</p><p>6) In a beaker, steep the coin in 160-degree distilled water, stir the water with a BPA-free plastic spoon, and chant the Frisian-language invocation, "<i>Myn munt sil wêze rein". ...</i>Yes, Frisian. Over and over. For 10 minutes.</p><p>7) Remove from water. Blow dry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before and After pic:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]492513[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>... there's a final step, but I forgot what it was. hmm.</p><p><br /></p><p>??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mlov43, post: 2394908, member: 16729"][SIZE=4]I just go for broke. Like this: (This method should [I]only[/I] be done in the presence of a [B]trained numismatist [/B][/SIZE][SIZE=1]or livestock veterinarian[/SIZE][SIZE=4])[/SIZE] 1) Mix one part [B]Koinsolv[/B] with three parts [B]E-Z Est [/B](the mixture will produce lots of smoke, so just remember to wear a hospital-grade respirator). 2) Dip for 2 minutes, stirring anti-clockwise (in the northern hemisphere). 3) Immediately bathe coin in [B]MS70[/B] for a few minutes. 4) Take it out of the bath and set coin on paper towel for 1 hour (you [I]cannot[/I] skip this step!) 5) Do a final rinse in room-temp [I][B]Faygo[/B][/I]-brand soda. Any flavor will do, but don't go cheap and try it with some of that Coke or Pepsi crap from your fridge. 6) In a beaker, steep the coin in 160-degree distilled water, stir the water with a BPA-free plastic spoon, and chant the Frisian-language invocation, "[I]Myn munt sil wêze rein". ...[/I]Yes, Frisian. Over and over. For 10 minutes. 7) Remove from water. Blow dry. Before and After pic: [ATTACH=full]492513[/ATTACH] ... there's a final step, but I forgot what it was. hmm. ??[/QUOTE]
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