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Do you think my 1864 L has retoned enough?
wallstreetman
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It got BB the last time for cleaning. Surprizing what a little egg soaked envelope wil do in a short period of time, the coin was pink!
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How long have you had it in the egg-velope?
Camelot
Camelot
The albumin in eggs complexes with the copper ions. That is why chefs swear by copper pots/pans for egg dishes. It causes the eggs to stay firmer for a longer period of time.
Maybe the egg complexes with the copper and other agents used to clean the coin effectivly removing the residual cleaner and creating a uniform surface, hence a uniform/oxidized surface.
Rich
I'll have to play with some circulated wheats with some verdigri and see how they look (would it then be cleaning or conserving???)
You can also look up chemical supply in the yellow pages.
Oh yea, the coin needs to be darker.
Got quoins?
This does work. I tried it some years ago with some cleaned civil war tokens. Excellent results in less than one day.
I won't touch this one. Nope. Gotta restrain myself. Sit on my hands.
Love the irony though!
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LOL!
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For a possible cure, try this: 2 parts HCL + 1 part HNO3 (That's hydrocloric acid & nitric acid mixed) you could dilute it a bit if you want. Then after soaking your doctored coin for a few minutes (don't leave it too long - it might not be there when you get back) rinse it thoroughly - then bury it in your back yard (remember to mark the spot) - water it for about a week - when you dig it up it will either be nice & brown - or maybe green - the end result will probably still be a BB - BUT - you will have had a LOT of fun with that ugly duckling -
Sulpher turns copper coins yellow then black - not recommended for high grade IHCs - but a good way to ruin an otherwise collectible coin
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Newmismatist
Hello, anybody home? Do you really think that the bronze vs copper issue matters for the ostrich egg and Kool-Aid methods?
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Wallstreetman, a bronze IHC in 1864 was made with 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc.
To which service do you think WSM would try to submit that POS coin?
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toothpuller, so Bronze is 95% Copper?
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