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SciotoScioto Posts: 955 ✭
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to tone coins? I think it's around 700 degrees at it's hottest and the full cycle runs about 2 hours.


Umm... a friend wants to know. image
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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes. I toned a proof Jefferson once with the oven at 400 degrees as an expirement.
  • SciotoScioto Posts: 955 ✭
    how about 900 degrees for 3 hours...

    what would happen to a silver coin ( .900 ) ?
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  • PentimentoPentimento Posts: 1,367
    Self-cleaning ovens go as hot as 900-1000 degrees. I don't want to cite this, but I think its true.

    Edit-- Ooops!! Scioto is better than me.
  • SciotoScioto Posts: 955 ✭


    << <i>Yes. I toned a proof Jefferson once with the oven at 400 degrees as an expirement. >>



    What did you get as far as colors?
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  • LionelLionel Posts: 536 ✭
    I hope the coin has a high "melt value". image
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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,189 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Yes. I toned a proof Jefferson once with the oven at 400 degrees as an expirement. >>



    What did you get as far as colors? >>

    It was a while ago but if memory serves it was a purplish color. Pretty but definitely not natural looking. I spent the coin at a 7-11 shortly there after. image
  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    I spent the coin at a 7-11 shortly there after. Have one of these still on yet?image
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image

    This is what clad did, I was the next person in line at that store!
  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doh!
  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Check you're change buddy!
  • NewmismatistNewmismatist Posts: 1,802 ✭✭
    Well - here's a suggestion - put a silver ASE in the oven and run the clean cycle and see what happens - the real problem you're gonna have is what you're going to put it on - if you put it on an aluminum baking tray - the aluminum may melt or the coin may fuse to the tray - also the "down" side will look different than the up side - and if you're going to experiment, you might as well but in an unc 90% silver coin (use something that has "Bullion" value - a nickel, sever pennies of different composition - a clad dime or quarter - you also might want to see if there's any difference between Unc coins and circ coins - and last but not least - have a fire extinguisher handy! imageimage
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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    Baking Slates

    The heart of a Wood Stone oven is now available for your conventional rack or convection oven. We are now offering baking slates manufactured from the same ceramic used in the construction of our stone hearth ovens. The slates are cast into standard sheet pans so they are conveniently sized at 18" x 26", weighing 44 lbs (full sheet) and 13" x 18", weighing 18 lbs (half sheet).

    In addition to enhancing the crust properties of pizza and bread products, the high temperature ceramic slates will help in the transformation of those mundane coins into spectacular monster rainbow toned coins and the oven will hold on to valuable heat that is normally lost every time the door is opened when checking on the progression of tone.
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  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500 ✭
    if you keep in whole cycle - will be black


    a couple minutes might be nice

  • BurksBurks Posts: 1,103 ✭
    I highly doubt it would melt the coin. Now whatever it is placed on may have a chance.

    I've tried it before with a very harshly cleaned Franklin but didn't get very good results.
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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I melted a state quarter once in the hot coals of my fireplace. That was fun.
  • CoinhogCoinhog Posts: 1,336
    take a look at ebay seller dieing4sales . he loads up rolls of nickels on a cookie sheet and into the oven they go. Apparently a lot of people buy that crap.
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  • SciotoScioto Posts: 955 ✭


    << <i>take a look at ebay seller dieing4sales . he loads up rolls of nickels on a cookie sheet and into the oven they go. Apparently a lot of people buy that crap. >>



    He seems to prefer baking Jeffersons. Wonder if I can get his recipe. image
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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,220 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You can turn Zincolns brass that way, although I don't know if you really need the clean cycle for 2 hours to do it.
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  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    I don't think I would do Zincolns, zinc melts at 800 degrees.
  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does anyone know what order copper, nickel, silver and gold melt at? In other words, which would melt first and which would melt last?
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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    Chromium 3407 1875
    Copper 1981 1083
    Gold 1945 1063
    Nickel 2647 1453
    Palladium 2826 1552
    Platinum 3217 1769
    Silver 1761 961
    Titanium 3035 1668
    Zinc 787 420

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    Rank

    Chromium 3407 1875
    Platinum 3217 1769
    Titanium 3035 1668
    Palladium 2826 1552
    Nickel 2647 1453
    Copper 1981 1083
    Gold 1945 1063
    Silver 1761 961
    Zinc 787 420



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  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,383 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Advice for coin toning crafters:

    Don't use an oven normally used for ceramics unless you want to make metallic mini beanie babies.

    Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks WJ (like an idiot I forgot zinc).
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  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500 ✭
    make sure you let them sit a couple hours outside of the oven before you pick them up

    or you will have a very bad burn
  • mozeppamozeppa Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭


    << <i>make sure you let them sit a couple hours outside of the oven before you pick them up

    or you will have a very bad burn >>



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