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Posted 11/29/2016 11:15 pm
That makes sense (I'm corny enough to be laughing at the pun).
Success!! I set the already-partially-oxidized coin in some Tarn-X to completely clean it, rinsed, dipped into 99% rubbing alcohol for good measure, rinsed, then set it into hot water to warm up. Broke out the Liver of Sulfur I ordered online, and mixed a generous amount into another container of hot water. Set the coin in, and in about a tenth of a second, that sucker was BLACK. Left it there a few minutes longer, then set it into a baking soda water bath. Took some 0000 steel wool to it for a few minutes, and viola:
I'll probably touch it up some more with the steel wool later. Right now I have to air out the house. It smells like a dozen people ate cabbage, beans and garlic, if you know what I mean. My wife's gonna kill me when she gets home, but the coin looks great!
Thanks, you guys. This is a great forum.
Success!! I set the already-partially-oxidized coin in some Tarn-X to completely clean it, rinsed, dipped into 99% rubbing alcohol for good measure, rinsed, then set it into hot water to warm up. Broke out the Liver of Sulfur I ordered online, and mixed a generous amount into another container of hot water. Set the coin in, and in about a tenth of a second, that sucker was BLACK. Left it there a few minutes longer, then set it into a baking soda water bath. Took some 0000 steel wool to it for a few minutes, and viola:
I'll probably touch it up some more with the steel wool later. Right now I have to air out the house. It smells like a dozen people ate cabbage, beans and garlic, if you know what I mean. My wife's gonna kill me when she gets home, but the coin looks great!
Thanks, you guys. This is a great forum.
