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Posted 03/18/2010 11:38 am
You mean I shouldn't get out the comet and finish cleaning that ugly black off of it? 
These coins were big...but thin and 89 percent silver rather than the 90 percent that we're accustomed to. I'd never held one in my hand before this morning, and relative size and thickness are things you just can't tell from pictures of just the 1805.
I rinsed the coin with acetone in order to strip any silicone or other protective or tarnish inhibiting substance that might be present...so that the coin can begin toning down in order to regain a little dignity. The damage to the reverse doesn't bug me as much as the polishing does.
Chance
These coins were big...but thin and 89 percent silver rather than the 90 percent that we're accustomed to. I'd never held one in my hand before this morning, and relative size and thickness are things you just can't tell from pictures of just the 1805.
I rinsed the coin with acetone in order to strip any silicone or other protective or tarnish inhibiting substance that might be present...so that the coin can begin toning down in order to regain a little dignity. The damage to the reverse doesn't bug me as much as the polishing does.
Chance
Edited by Chancellor Sutler
03/18/2010 12:07 pm
03/18/2010 12:07 pm
