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Valued Member
South Africa
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Hi guys, just want to share,my ASE pocket piece lost I bit of its luster, I cut a onion in half and rubbed the coin on in a few times and wow it restored the luster, I looks like new,i dont know what it will do to toners but my ASE was not toned |
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Valued Member
 South Africa
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Do not cook the onion, it tones the coin to a awefull brown colour
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You probably cleaned it. Pics?
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Valued Member
South Africa
453 Posts |
Yeah I cleaned it, bicarb and foil, then tried motor oil and oven mmmm what a mess up, looked a dull blue, bicarb and foil again. Still have to find the perfect combination for my pocket piece but will still search, boiled egg is ok but it is to fast and dont like the colours
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
No. 1 rule of coin collecting: Never clean coins or alter them in any way.
The shine you are seeing is not luster. By cleaning it you removed the top layer of the coin's surface. Any luster that was on the coin has been destroyed.
Edited by wheatchaser140
09/01/2014 2:10 pm
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Valued Member
South Africa
453 Posts |
Uhm its a POCKET PIECE its suppose to be tortured lol which pocket piece outside a airtite is not tortured? Its not for selling its for my enjoyment to build a history with it. I have a lot of perfect bullion which I dont touch but my pocket piece is my torture coin lol this is how I enjoy it dont just carry it around to have it I use it flip it, tone it, show it, I know 100% of everyone will tell me I'm crazy but its ok its mine its my choice how I use it
Oh it still looks like new anyway lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Go for it! Torture away. I'd like to see pics if you can.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes...pics please ! Of each stage preferably.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
South Africa
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Here is the pics after cleaning aka torture lol   |
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Valued Member
South Africa
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I will post in stages next time I try toning
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
This is great. Enjoy seeing you transform it. Did the eggs give it a blue tone? I heard that is one way to AT it.
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Valued Member
South Africa
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First yellow then a darkens to blue, some red even pink but is to harsh but egg does it very quick, after its goes yellow and you take it out it changes colour to blue red ect but it takes time. But dont like it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The feel of 99.99% silver in your hands is so cool, especially when it's a coin of this size. Do you carry any others coins with this one?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know 100% of everyone will tell me I'm crazy Maybe 99.9% (get it?) I carry a special (to me) JFK half dollar everywhere I go. I like flipping it, turning it in my pocket, spinning it on the counter-top @ work & occasionally wearing it in my fedora like a feather. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Honestly, that's one sad thing about collecting perfect grade coins. You can't even touch them or it drops the value 10% each time. I like having some coins I can just flip in my fingers or spin it like a top, etc.
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Posted 09/01/2014 08:12 am
