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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 110824, member: 112&quot;]Speedy - </p><p><br /></p><p>There are two reasons I said no matches. One is because the girl might get burned by the match. The second is because since the coin was coated with wax - the wax itself could catch on fire. My reasoning had nothing to do with toning the coin. Yes a match will tone the coin because of the sulphur in the match - I know that. I just didn&#039;t want the little girl to get hurt.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kendra - </p><p><br /></p><p>If I understand you, you placed a coin with wax on it in the oven and it turned silver. The reason it turned silver is because the copper layer on the outside is probably gone now and the zinc inside is exposed - that&#039;s assuming it&#039;s a 1983 or later penny. If it is - start over, that coin will never turn copper colored again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kendra I&#039;m all in favor of you doing these experiemnts, that&#039;s why I&#039;ve tried to tell you what I thought would work - and it will. But you can&#039;t mix and match the methods - that won&#039;t work. May I ask - how did you get wax on the coin you cleaned ? Not that it matters really, I&#039;m just curious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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