Anyone heard of Dells Darkener for Copper coinage??

Coin Finder

What does this do anyway, just wondering!!

Thanks

Mark

gmarguli

I believe it is Deller's Darkener. It darkens copper coins. It's used to make cleaned copper look more natural. It works OK, but it won't fool any experienced copper person.

dorkkarl

it is indeed used to darken copper, won't do a thing to any other metal. i believe its vaseline blended w/ a sulphur compound. it doesn't really fool anyone, since the color ends up being a greyish color, etc. i guess if you think "dark" is better than "blazing pink", it's a good thing, but either way, it ain't gonna look natural.

K S

MICHAELDIXON

I've used Deller's Darkener several times on cleaned, well circulated Large cents I bought in collections. It takes them back to their original brown color and they don't look bad. But, experienced collectors can spot the retoning quickly.

Dog97

It works and looks great on cleaned silver coins too. Never tried to get any slabbed but it makes the coin look very original when done.

dorkkarl

if you decide to use deller's darkener, i strongly suggest you dip the coin rather heavily first, ie. "over-dip" the coin. otherwise, you may end up with very uneven toning. i DO NOT advocate the cleaning & recoloring of coins, but the reality is that sometimes that's where you end up.

btw, very effective on whizzed copper, but like someone else said, dellers does not fool anyone w/ even a little familiarity w/ original copper.

K S