Since sulpher is one of the chemical agents that promotes toning on coins, what would happen if.....

razorface1027 · June 19, 2004 5:46AM

you took a bunch of matches, scraped off the sulpher until you got a thickness of about a coin deep, put it in a plastic cup and let the coin sit in the sulpher for "X" amount of time? Do you think toning would be prevalent on the coin after the elapsed 'X" time?

Talk about Saturday afternoon bordem.

Craton · June 19, 2004 6:00AM

To know toned coins I feel that you have to do some experimenting of your own to see what causes different looks of AT. I took some coins and some wet matches and put them in a tupperware container with the lid on. In a matter of five days or so the blotchy purple toning was covering the coins. Not attractive at all.

mgoodm3 · June 19, 2004 6:01AM

Try it and see. Put it on a window sill to heat it up too.

RotatedRainbows · June 19, 2004 6:05AM

Would probably turn black since the amount of sulfur in most items is small compared to what you are talking about.

razorface1027 · June 19, 2004 6:07AM

Try it and see. Put it on a window sill to heat it up too.

Yeah, Yeah, that the ticket! Did you ever play with a magnifying glass when you were a kid? Another option, in all likelihood quicker results, would be to take the magnifying glass, like you/I did as a kid, hold it over the coin under the sunlight (somewhat heating it but not to the degree of burning it), and see where that'll take me. After of course, the sulpher dipping (no, make sure the sulpher is completely off of the coin).

It might work.

prooflike · June 19, 2004 6:21AM

I tried an experiment with copper sulphate powder on a moderate heat source (tape drive), I ended up spotting the freshly dipped '64 quarter. It was not a pretty sight.

SportsModerator · June 19, 2004 6:52AM

Better Numismatics through chemistry?

BAJJERFAN · June 19, 2004 7:03AM

<< <i>I tried an experiment with copper sulphate powder on a moderate heat source (tape drive), I ended up spotting the freshly dipped '64 quarter. It was not a pretty sight. >>

Sulfate is not a form of sulfur that would promote any form of desireable toning at all.

airplanenut · June 19, 2004 7:04AM

It would look like crap...

Remember, that there is relatively very little of any reactant in the air--a high concentration won't be good. Plus, there are other reactants in addition to sulpher--moisture and heat, to name two.

Jeremy

pontiacinf · June 19, 2004 7:38AM

I did that razor, it didnt do schitttttttttt

try dandruff shampoo, but not too much and not for long, otherwise it kills the side that not in contact (makes white junk form that wont come off)

Since sulpher is one of the chemical agents that promotes toning on coins, what would happen if.....

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