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Pillar of the Community
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Hey everyone! I'm thinking(or should I say I probably will do this) about making a experiment on trying different methods of toning coins. I have a few methods in mind, but I'll list them later since I'm too lazy to look through them in my favorites folder. Now, what coins should I use for this experiment. I want them to be relatively cheap and in at least AU condition. I was thinking of some silver Washington quarters for the silver part. Then some copper Lincoln pennies, Zinc Lincoln pennies, clad nickels(or clad quarters). Any ideas/suggestions would be recommended. Once I pick all of the materials up, I'll start the test and start posting pics. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Washington quarters would be fine, but how about JFK's. I don't especially care for toned coins but I've seen many attractive JFK toned half dollars. I have two 1964's which are starting to tone.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Hmmm...JFK's...I haven't thought about those. I'll look around and see what I can find. The main thing is that I want to see how some people tone coins to hide defects and what not. I've tried searching the net and I've found no examples of this, so I figured I might as well do it myself as an little experiment.
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Member
United States
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At the moment I'm in the process of toning some jfks and ikes and SBA and SAC. Not working out so well |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Any tips that your could recommend?
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Valued Member
United States
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best luck I have had is with a solution containing sulpher. I've got a couple of bottles around here somewhere. The liquid food they use for bonsai trees contains sulpher and can also yield some interesting results.
Have a great one!
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Valued Member
United States
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I've been told that putting your coins in Wayte Raymond Holders, and putting them away for several years works well
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There is a thing called tonedcoins forum somewhere. If you find it you can find numerous methods of doing that. Now some of the things I've done is:
Put a coin in a plastic lunch bag with onions and/or garlic.
Put a coin in dish soap and then allow to dry.
Put a coin in a plastic bag with some match heads. Match heads contain Sulfur.
If you have any gun powder, fire crakers, etc., take the powder and place a coin in a plastic bag with the powder. Most gunpowders are composed of Sulfur, Charcoal and Potasium Nitrate.
As a neighbor with a pool for some of their Chlorine and again put a coin in a bag with some of that.
Depending on the soil in your area, place a coin in some dirt and water it.
Take some lawn fertilizer and place in a bag with a coin.
Also, try some pine type cleaners. Leave coin in there for a while.
Also, don't forget to try many kitchen products with a coin. Such as Vinegar for Copper coins.
If your serious about attempting to tone a coin there are virtually thousands of methods out there.
The thing to remember about any such experiments is to properly document exactly what you do.
The reason is different conditions may cause different results.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, thanks for the list Carl. I think I'm going to stay away from using too many chemicals. I'm thinking about using some methods that dealers use like putting them in an envelope, in an old wallet, etc. But I'll try some of those.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow, thanks for the list Carl. I think I'm going to stay away from using too many chemicals. I'm thinking about using some methods that dealers use like putting them in an envelope, in an old wallet, etc. But I'll try some of those.
An old wallet may not work as well as a newer one. Leather is treated with chemicals that effect Copper, Brass, Bronze. I've notice that leaving ammunition in Leather holders will eventually tone the shells. Nothing like going shooting with toned ammunition. Most of the chemicals in older leather has deminished after many years. As I noted though there are numerous items right in your own kitchen that you could use.
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Member
United States
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Carl,
Since ive been have trouble getting any kind of nice colors what do you reccommend to get the best color on a clad coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lax I think your best bet is leaving them in an album for a long time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have several boxes of coin here that I've been going through I'm gonna have to try some of this stuff! A couple questions though: Do these methods work better on certain types of coins than others? Do these methods work better on bright, new coins or more noticeably circulated coins?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
Arthrene, I'm going to try to answer some of this questions. If anyone wants to see something specifically, post it up here.
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Valued Member
United States
166 Posts |
how about eggs? Don't they wreak havoc on sterling?
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Posted 07/22/2007 02:35 am
