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Pillar of the Community
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Nothing beats silver at face value.
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Pillar of the Community
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Ay, she's a crusty old gal! Congrats on a nice find of silver "in the wild"!
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes its a crusty one alright, but its journey is over from being in the wild. It now resides in a 2x2 with information and date on it! Pretty cool stuff!
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Very nice find!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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NICE! Silver at face is ALWAYS good.
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Rest in Peace
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Nice find . don't be afraid to soak it in acetone then a couple of dips in silver dip. Hey, it's already in melt state, so there's nothing to lose.
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Pillar of the Community
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Rest in Peace
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Nice find. Quote:
Nice find . don't be afraid to soak it in acetone then a couple of dips in silver dip. Hey, it's already in melt state, so there's nothing to lose. The acetone dip is a good idea but, silver dip really, T-BOP ? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Waste of time and materials, either way. Just put it aside for the next great silver boom!
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Pillar of the Community
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I used to be a night manager at a Sonic fast food restaurant. We had a dozen "changers" that were those metal hip holster change dispensers so that the server car hops could make change for cash transactions. All I would have to do is hold those up and check the reeding of all the coins to see if there was silver in there.
It wasn't until I left that job did I appreciate how much silver I actually pulled out of them. I put all my finds in 2X2's and marked them as "found in circulation". I never find silver anymore but out of sonic I've pulled roughly a dozen quarters, 20 silver dimes including 2 mercury and one barber, 3 silver nickels and a clad buffalo and liberty head.
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Pillar of the Community
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I guess they are still some out there to be found. The picture I posted is after a silver dip and was rather surprised at how tarnished it still looks. Any who this one will never leave my stash.
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bpoc1 , I was suggesting to OP use acetone for the dirt and crude. then use silver dip for all that black tarnish. end results, he'll have a nicer looking coin to have in his possession ,even if it is a melter.
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Valued Member
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Silver or not, it's just exciting to find something that really isn't in circulation anymore. I found a 1955 dime about 6 months ago. That was probably the first one in 10 years. I had to snap a pic and text it to several people, lol.
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That's so awesome! Every coin collectors dream!
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