A coin supply dilemma on the horizon.

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keets
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I received a phone call from our supply dealer yesterday afternoon, he had a somewhat disconcerting and surprising bit of news to pass along. Evidently, the word is starting to trickle out that the manufacturer of _E-Z-Est _ will no longer be making and selling the product. He was calling for something unrelated but suggested that if we wanted to order some it might be prudent since the prices will be rising soon.

The product seems like a staple in the industry, most every shop that stocks supplies carries it and everybody knows what the product is and what its uses are. Has anyone else heard this news??? I assume our supplier was informed by his wholesaler or through a trade publication. Since it is a widely used, popular item who do you think will pick up production?? Or are the days of E-Z-Est numbered and Silver coins will soon cease to be dipped???

Things could get interesting. Comments, feedback........................thanks in advance.

Al H.

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  • sparky64
    sparky64 Posts: 7,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If that does happen, I see lots of home brew on the horizon until someone fills the void.

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

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  • grip
    grip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sounds like a window of opportunity for some
    young entrepreneur.

  • logger7
    logger7 Posts: 9,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    There are alternatives like Goddard's. Also thiourea alone would seem to be effective in some cases. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiourea

  • FranklinHalfAddict
    FranklinHalfAddict Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @logger7 said:
    There are alternatives like Goddard's. Also thiourea alone would seem to be effective in some cases. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiourea

    I've us d goddards before. Works very well.

  • FranklinHalfAddict
    FranklinHalfAddict Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @keets said:
    I received a phone call from our supply dealer yesterday afternoon, he had a somewhat disconcerting and surprising bit of news to pass along. Evidently, the word is starting to trickle out that the manufacturer of _E-Z-Est _ will no longer be making and selling the product. He was calling for something unrelated but suggested that if we wanted to order some it might be prudent since the prices will be rising soon.

    The product seems like a staple in the industry, most every shop that stocks supplies carries it and everybody knows what the product is and what its uses are. Has anyone else heard this news??? I assume our supplier was informed by his wholesaler or through a trade publication. Since it is a widely used, popular item who do you think will pick up production?? Or are the days of E-Z-Est numbered and Silver coins will soon cease to be dipped???

    Things could get interesting. Comments, feedback........................thanks in advance.

    Al H.

    If McDonald's was closing would you start yelling " buy your Big Macs now, there will never be anymore fast food!"
    There's still BK, Wendy's, Sonic, five guys...

    I see zero dilemma.

  • georgiacop50
    georgiacop50 Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭✭
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    Plenty of other products with basically identical ingredients

  • BAJJERFAN
    BAJJERFAN Posts: 31,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The coin supply is adequate. Your post would more accurately describe as coin supply supplies or the supply of coin supplies.

    theknowitalltroll;
  • jdimmick
    jdimmick Posts: 9,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Probably a good thing, I still believe my cancer was caused from dipping coins all these years with out wearing gloves.
    Once you have it, you start to think about these things. I don't touch the stuff no period

  • BAJJERFAN
    BAJJERFAN Posts: 31,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @jdimmick said:
    Probably a good thing, I still believe my cancer was caused from dipping coins all these years with out wearing gloves.
    Once you have it, you start to think about these things. I don't touch the stuff no period

    What kind of cancer?

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  • Walkerguy21D
    Walkerguy21D Posts: 12,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My container of e Z est is probably about 20 years old and still two-thirds full, and used more on my wife's jewelry, etc. than on coins.
    Perhaps it will be part of my estate someday ;)

    Now Ricko on the other hand may need to stockpile some....

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  • dcarr
    dcarr Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wallgreens sells black plastic bottles of "Tarn-X", which is basically the same thing.

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  • keets
    keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have to wonder if there are multiple manufacturers or perhaps just one and the product is then trademarked with different names.

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I believe that Tarn-X is harsher and more destructive to the surface of the coin, but this is based solely upon my observation of coins that customers brought in that they said they had used Tarn-X on. I have never used it myself.

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  • keets
    keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    interesting observation, Tom. I have never used any "dip" besides E-Z-Est, all those mentioned by members are news to me.

  • CascadeChris
    CascadeChris Posts: 2,529 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I picked this up at Wal-Mart a few months ago when my lcs was out of ezest. Works just as good or better and Wal-Marts are everywhere

    The more you VAM..
  • BAJJERFAN
    BAJJERFAN Posts: 31,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @jdimmick said:
    Probably a good thing, I still believe my cancer was caused from dipping coins all these years with out wearing gloves.
    Once you have it, you start to think about these things. I don't touch the stuff no period

    IIRC CaptHenway said he got allergic to it or sick from being around it for the same reason/s that you cite.

    theknowitalltroll;
  • keets
    keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    hey CC, can you match the ingredients of the two to see if they are similar??

  • Justacommeman
    Justacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Are any Gluten-Free?

    mark

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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have had a bottle since 1996.... used it in some of my experiments back then... Still 95% full....Cheers, RickO

  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Tarn-X and Connoisseurs both work about the same from my observations. I've used all three at different times in the past. You just have to know what can and can't be dipped.

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  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    People stocked up on Twinkies..................they are now for sale again :smile:

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  • dbtunr
    dbtunr Posts: 614 ✭✭✭
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    @1630Boston said:
    People stocked up on Twinkies..................they are now for sale again :smile:

    and the ones they stocked up on are still edible

  • Stork
    Stork Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I tried stocking up on Twinkies, but I kept eating them.

  • lclugza
    lclugza Posts: 568 ✭✭
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    I used to use good old baking soda. Shined up silver really well, except for the million scratches it seemed to impart on the coin. :'( It gave copper coins a nice pinkish- orange color, too.

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  • keets
    keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    my boss told me a short while ago that we're going to be getting 65 gallons from our supply guy!!! :D

  • EXOJUNKIE
    EXOJUNKIE Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    7070s are back too. Now if someone would just bring back Blue Ribbon!

    I'm addicted to exonumia ... it is numismatic crack!

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  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @EXOJUNKIE said:
    7070s are back too. Now if someone would just bring back Blue Ribbon!

    Pabst?

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  • Insider2
    Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @georgiacop50 said: "Plenty of other products with basically identical ingredients."

    You seem to be very informed, perhaps you would name two of them for us.

  • EXOJUNKIE
    EXOJUNKIE Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @CaptHenway said:

    @EXOJUNKIE said:
    7070s are back too. Now if someone would just bring back Blue Ribbon!

    Pabst?

    Haha, no. The old Harco stuff.

    I'm addicted to exonumia ... it is numismatic crack!

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    USAF Retired — 34 years of active military service! 🇺🇸
  • shorecoll
    shorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    People talk all the time about using acetone, acetone is highly toxic and should only be used with good quality gloves. How many people do that? Technically it should be used in a chemical fume hood, and I'm fairly certain most don't do that.

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  • SoCalBigMark
    SoCalBigMark Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think a lot of dealers have been poisoned by coin chemicals over the years.

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