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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1911712, member: 112&quot;]Let&#039;s just assume that you get the coin back to its original color, but the question is - just how long do you expect it to stay that color ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me show you something. Below is pic of a cent where I dipped half of it for 1 second. The pic was taken immediately after rinsing. What you see on the bottom half, is the original color.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]327693[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the exact same coin, 3 days later.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]327694[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the coin after 43 days.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]327695[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now the area on the right that shows less toning is because that area was not only dipped, it was also rubbed with a pencil eraser. That caused that area to tone much slower than the rest. Nonetheless, it still toned very quickly. Beginning to get the idea ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper is the most reactive of our coinage metals, or was until Sackys came along. Copper coins begin toning the very instant after they are struck. So unless you work in the mint, or dipped one, you&#039;ve never even seen a cent in its original color. What is called original mint red - isn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the coin above was just left out in the air to show just how fast toning actually occurs. Sure you can slow it down with proper storage, but you can never stop it. So no matter what you do to your coins, you&#039;re probably not going to get them back to original color unless you dip them. But even if you do, they are not going to stay that way. </p><p><br /></p><p>So the question then becomes - what&#039;s the point of trying ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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