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How many potatos do I need?
mumu
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Is it one coin per potato? Does the potato need to unleash its entire coin cleaning magic abilities on one coin like some kind of Matrix energy pods or can you just cram as many coins as you can fit in each one? I only need to clean 4-5 coins so its not a big deal either way but I wasnt sure if its 1to1 coin/to/potato.
(Also if I eat the potatos afterward do I get all the magic powers of the people who touched the coin in the past?)
(Also if I eat the potatos afterward do I get all the magic powers of the people who touched the coin in the past?)
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-Paul
No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left
<< <i>I thoughy you use catsup to clean coins. What are potatos for? >>
ATing coins after they've been cleaned.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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<< <i>You're joking, right?
-Paul >>
I wasnt but maybe the joke is on me? I did this on a crusty flying eagle cent last night and it is now a fairly red piece:
"Sometimes you will come across more corroded copper or bronze coins, particularly if you are a metal detector hobbyist like I am. When a coin is buried and receives environmental damage like pitting, the process is usually irreversible, but I have another trick that can sometimes help their appearance, if only a little bit. Cut a slit into a raw potato, and stick the coin inside. Leave it in the potato overnight. When you break open the potato the next day, you'll likely find that the starch in it has pulled a surprising amount of blackish-green gunk right off the surface of the coin!"
The first time I did the potato trick was in the late 60's most were MD
finds.
<< <i>mumu
The first time I did the potato trick was in the late 60's most were MD
finds. >>
It really worked unbelievably well. I was surprised. I dont know if its a negative affect on the value of the coin but that crusty flying cent now looks nice and shiny
Do you mean the coin
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<< <i>I thoughy you use catsup to clean coins. What are potatos for? >>
ATing coins after they've been cleaned. >>
Your supposed to place the coin inside the potato, close it and wrap in aluminum foil, then bake it at 350-400 Degrees.
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<< <i>I thoughy you use catsup to clean coins. What are potatos for? >>
ATing coins after they've been cleaned. >>
Your supposed to place the coin inside the potato, close it and wrap in aluminum foil, then bake it at 350-400 Degrees. >>
I bet it works better if you use rhenium foil.
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<< <i>I thoughy you use catsup to clean coins. What are potatos for? >>
ATing coins after they've been cleaned. >>
Your supposed to place the coin inside the potato, close it and wrap in aluminum foil, then bake it at 350-400 Degrees. >>
That works for toning(sometimes) and works better with an Idaho spud.
...............pass the gravy
to bury my coins in.The coins seem to like the taste and texture.
Camelot
<< <i>sweet potatoes work better. >>
I thought you started with red potato's then moved on to the brown idaho spud's?
The name is LEE!
No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left
<< <i>Your supposed to place the coin inside the potato, close it and wrap in aluminum foil, then bake it at 350-400 Degrees. >>
That works for toning(sometimes) and works better with an Idaho spud.
...............pass the gravy
I tried this 20+ years ago with a 1964 Kennedy... Guess I'm a bad cook as all I got was a Black potato!
three potato, four,
five potato, six potato,
seven potato, more
I think you could get away with multiple slits in one tater.
<< <i>One potato, two potato
three potato, four,
five potato, six potato,
seven potato, more
I think you could get away with multiple slits in one tater. >>
Might transfer crud from one coin to another.
No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left
<< <i>A friend suggested this to me during my first week of collecting. I had a few crusty wheats I didn't like. When they came out I liked them alot less. If you don't care about the coin or how it looks it will remove the crud. Does anyone know if instant potatoes work any different? >>
Yeah I noted above that i was not all that pleased witht he look. It literally made a previosuly black 1848 cent turn half red like it was minted yesterday. But not in good condition more like it had been thru a grinder. I'll take a pic tomorrow.
<< <i>Wonder how an onion would work?
That might not be as funny as you think. Onions have a sulfur compound in them which is what causes your eyes to burn and tear when you cut into a real strong one, from the vapors reacting with your eye fluids, forming sulfuric acid...
<< <i>A friend suggested this to me during my first week of collecting. I had a few crusty wheats I didn't like. When they came out I liked them alot less. If you don't care about the coin or how it looks it will remove the crud. Does anyone know if instant potatoes work any different? >>
You mean like a "Potato Dip"??
The name is LEE!