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Anyone know how much sulfur is in Mint bags today?

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  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭✭✭

    not much - I read somewhere in the 1800's the mint threw sulfur powder on the mint storage bags to deter the mice and rats from chewing holes into the bags.

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,977 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The reason for the sulfur was to slow the decomposition. They did the same thing with the cardboard on the old coin albums. Today I don’t think it’s used as much of any, but I could be wrong.

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  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,016 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @davewesen said:
    not much - I read somewhere in the 1800's the mint threw sulfur powder on the mint storage bags to deter the mice and rats from chewing holes into the bags.

    I thought they maybe did it to create MON$TER TONING for later generations of collectors to enjoy.

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  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • thefinnthefinn Posts: 2,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sulfur doesn't tarnish, but Sulfide does (S-, as in NaS or KS) . I have some powdered sulfur, and even putting it into a solution and hooked a battery to the coin and grounded the solution, and nothing happens.

    thefinn
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just use a teaspoon of dried egg yolk.... ;) Cheers, RickO

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