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Most of the things used in modern paints are industrial solvents - toluene, xylene, acetone, such like. They're exactly the kinds of solvents we would normally recommend to clean coins with. So in ge… (View Post)

Acetone won't remove tarnish. You'd need something like E-z-est dip, or the baking soda and aluminium foil method. (View Post)

Fundamentally, the reason why they call it "Mexico" is because the world coin catalogues they base their coin listings off have always called it "Mexico". Which simply kicks the c… (View Post)

This one is a prop for a relatively simple magic trick: "Look in my hand, a perfectly normal penny. Alakazam! Now it's a dime." (View Post)

Under current space law, the ownership of a spacecraft (or piece thereof) rests with the government of the country from which it was launched. Thus, a probe (either currently operational or derelict)… (View Post)