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:p 8) Only the one silver in there B5 :lol: , the rest are just copper or modern spendable decimal silvers, this was just to see what would happen over time to silver in a mix of coins in mollasus. ;)
 
So what was the result, they looked like they dropped some of their crust 8)
I would have been worried the silver would turn copper pink :rolleyes:
 
Well, to me, I'd say only the copper oxide was stripped away but no more than that, you can see on the 1922 penny that there is absolutely no patina, but the copper itself has not been stripped away like it would be with lime juice.
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I'd say the bright bit is where the coins have slid against each other as I've moved them around during extraction from the bottle. 8)
 
Smoky bandit said:
Hey Silver..What would you recomend to clean the green stuff of pennys.
8) Looking like you could try Mollasus And Water (MAW) at 30 to 1 respectively ,.... not sure what the time frame would be, or the after MAW care yet. Not even sure if it would work without the other type coins too yet, but you could help me to experiment over time Smokey. ;) You could try your coppers in MAW by themselves with copper only in there, and check it hourly at first, then daily for a week, and then weekly for a while to see if there is any obsevable faster change than yearly. :D Only if your up to the task though mate ! :p (no pressure inferred) ;)
 
I'll have to hobble around and see if I can't find another old one there, makes you feel in touch across those years with the time of its loss when you get those real oldies, no one from then being still alive ,.... just the ghosts in the park !:D
 
silver said:
8) Just heard the news from Eldorado that his 1952 thrippy arrived in the mail today ,..... just want to say again congrats on winning it Eldorado :D ,....might have to do that type comp again oneday when the situation repeats itself ! :p
Thanks again Silver.I look forward to another competition like this again someday.As someone posted earlier "Silver is the greatest guy I have never met",not only did he send the threepence but he threw in a sixpence and a florin as well.Hope to meet you one day Silver.
 
:8 ...please excuse the uneducated query, i mostly 'collect' certain coins (purchased, not 'finds), so i never usually 'do' anything with my 'collection'.

I am reading of the MAW trick,....and i got to thinking if a combination of that + electrickery may speed up the process without being to 'harsh' on the item in question?

Anybody ever tried as an experiment? (i don't have any use for 'molasses' myself, so none on hand to try and find out).

Gypsy
 
Mmm Gypsy, good idea for an experiment, perhaps just a tiny trickle of current over time even, I like your way of thinking. :D
 

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