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Just thought I would share with the group. I remember a time when I had no idea what a BIE Error was. Terry  |
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That's a nice example. I remember when those were hot. Things change.
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That is a nice BIE example. I wonder if a quick bath in some acetone would be justified? John1  |
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John1
I hear you about the bath
Acetone and copper scare me. I have heard some real horror stories
concerning giving copper a bath. It does not show in the picture
but the dark areas have color in them, primarily purple
Terry
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I had to laugh, when I read the reply about the acetone being used I was thinking about the die chip. Until I read on and realized it was about the discoloration on the coin. A major breakthrough now on sale. Johns Die Chip Remover.  |
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"A major breakthrough now on sale. Johns Die Chip Remover"Good One 
Edited by stewart
05/08/2010 8:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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John, have you developed anything that will turn my '69-S into a doubled die?   |
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Oh, got sidetracked with greed - nice BIE!
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I have heard some real horror stories
concerning giving copper a bath. What kind of horror stories?  It should be harmless to the coin. |
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Ouch guys,i was referring to the finger prints or smudge or whatever it is taking away the eye appeal of the fine coin. John1 Edited by John1
05/09/2010 07:25 am
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We know what you meant, John. Indian just said he read it wrong the first time. Sorry, didn't mean to offend you, we were just funnin'.  |
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These are still a popular item on ebay there not worth that much a couple of bucks, but this one is a great example of the BIE type it's a full BIE |
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John, We all knew what you meant about the acetone. It was just the comment from Indian that got a bit of a joke going When he had not read the whole thing and started laughing. Just a bit of numismatic humor. Steve199 I have heard and seen sometimes acetone will dis-color copper I have seen it give an Indian Head cent a pinkish color. As far as I know it is absolutely safe for Silver and heard and seen no problems. But Copper is another story. Kind of hit and miss. |
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If the finger prints were fresh they might be removed. But if they been there a long time, they will be there a long time and get worse as they age.
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But Copper is another story. Kind of hit and miss. I'm pretty sure BadThad gives every one of his Lincolns an acetone bath as part of the process before putting it in an airtite. He's a chemist, and if it were hit and miss, I don't think he'd do it. I think some of the coin dips out there do change the color of copper. |
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