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amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 07:32 am I agree kurts but how do you get mercury today. Its been band for 25 yr or so? Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 12:41 pm Amac, dunno...it could've been done years ago and sat around all this time. I doubt all the mercury would evaporate off. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 12:52 pm Just because mercury is not readily available to the general public does not be it cannot be found. Anyone involved in HVAC will have old mercury thermostat switches laying around. Heck, I have a few ounces of mercury that I accumulated for an element collection when I was a kid(yes, I knew what I was doing when I handled it as I have been a chemist-in-training since I got my first chemistry set at age 8) Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 2:20 pm Ah...I remember that old chemistry set, and all those "experiments", LOL! Back before the days of rampant litigation, my set actually included a cyanide-based compound! Ironically, I'm the only one in my family who did not become a chemist. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 04/02/2008 3:37 pm I can leave a copper penny laying directly on my desk for a few months and it will look like this Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19972 Posts	Posted 04/04/2008 12:17 am I'd buy it even if it is fake, as long as it's only a couple bucks. I'd love to have a decent fake. I just bought a copper plated 1943 for fun. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 04/06/2008 2:29 pm I have a cent that was chrome-plated. When I first got back inti collecting again, I saw this on ebay, and got it for a saw-buck. I knew it was not real "silver", but I wanted to get it for the rest of my "odd-ball' coin s. Like I said, it is chrome plated, and so is the "Walker" . These things happen because some one gets bored with the run of things, and wonders what would happen IF? Not a bit different that those "gold-plated quarters from the states series. Sure messes up some nice coins. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
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