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Valued Member
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Edited by falcon
02/19/2018 3:56 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Interesting, tell us more!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Please share your technique.
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Pillar of the Community
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How long did it stay in the potato and what was the oven temp?
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Valued Member
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Beleive it or not the black coin is the result of an afternoon in the pocket of my swimming trunks, followed by leaving it in my work pants pocket for a month  I forgot to take a picture of this coin before I carried it around all month but I will make another next trip up, Went for a dip at the Liard River Hot Springs. https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attracti...olumbia.htmlIm up there several times a year and I got the idea on a previous trip after my wife went in the spring wearing a new silver ring we had bought a few days before in Jade City. The multi-colored one is from last weekend. Same idea, put a coin in my swimming trunks and went for a dip  But this time in Lussier Hot Springs https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attracti...h_Colum.htmlI travel the nearly the entire Provence of B.C. every month for work and I enjoy spending my free time searching out these beautiful and amazing places. The colorful coins are just an added bonus  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Very interesting!
Wonder how I can duplicate this at home.
I'm not allowed to go to hot springs any more as my wife is convinced it's like taking a bath with with a bunch of diseased people at temperatures that are too low to kill any pathogens .
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
02/22/2018 01:00 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Do the hot springs out there have a lot of sulfur in the water, like in the States and other places around the globe? Sulphur almost immediately starts oxidizing silver and other metals. Wrapping coins in damp old-style brown/tan paper towels has long been a favorite of folks who like toned silver.
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Pillar of the Community
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When I lived in northern BC there were a few hot springs we would go to and they were all somewhat high in sulphur content
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Im not sure what all is in the water but there is an egg smell for sure....now pathogens, Hmmm.I'm sure that if I started worrying about that I would need a bubble to live in ;)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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egg smell is high sulphur content for sure, ya gotta get a peck a dirt into you to stay healthy as it boosts the immune system.......
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Pillar of the Community
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Yep, sulpher smells like eggs, sometimes rotten eggs... and it rapidly oxidizes silver(and other metals).
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Posted 02/19/2018 5:10 pm
