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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3108127, member: 10461"]I would recommend you do some Google searches on tutorials for making a simple <b>electrolysis</b> rig. <a href="http://www.metaldetectingintheusa.com/electrolysis.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.metaldetectingintheusa.com/electrolysis.html" rel="nofollow">This is just one random article I pulled up</a>. That coin might respond to that, and electrolysis would be better than harsher mechanical/abrasive methods like scrubbing.</p><p><br /></p><p>A similar (easier, but not quite as effective) method that can be done with common household materials is to heat up some <b>hydrogen peroxide</b> solution in a bowl (like the kind you can get in the drugstore). Heat the peroxide in your microwave until it's just about to boil. Drop the coin in. It will fizz like crazy and should remove some of the looser deposits on the coin. Then dump it out and repeat the process with the other side of the coin facing upwards in the bowl. Be careful you don't scald yourself, obviously. Otherwise this is a pretty safe and simple method, which can sometimes produce results. It is good for removing organic deposits, anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are tutorials out there for the peroxide method, too, and YouTube videos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3108127, member: 10461"]I would recommend you do some Google searches on tutorials for making a simple [B]electrolysis[/B] rig. [URL='http://www.metaldetectingintheusa.com/electrolysis.html']This is just one random article I pulled up[/URL]. That coin might respond to that, and electrolysis would be better than harsher mechanical/abrasive methods like scrubbing. A similar (easier, but not quite as effective) method that can be done with common household materials is to heat up some [B]hydrogen peroxide[/B] solution in a bowl (like the kind you can get in the drugstore). Heat the peroxide in your microwave until it's just about to boil. Drop the coin in. It will fizz like crazy and should remove some of the looser deposits on the coin. Then dump it out and repeat the process with the other side of the coin facing upwards in the bowl. Be careful you don't scald yourself, obviously. Otherwise this is a pretty safe and simple method, which can sometimes produce results. It is good for removing organic deposits, anyway. There are tutorials out there for the peroxide method, too, and YouTube videos.[/QUOTE]
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