New project/experiment

[Dwaine]

Tonight I decided to take some coins that are not worth grading and put them in the small kraft envelopes. I dated the envelope. It will be interesting to see how long it will take the different coins to start getting some toning.

 

The coins are:

 

2001 Half dollar

1971 Ike

1921 Morgan

 

Tomorrow I will take some photos and post and then will take some pictures of their progress.

[Just Bob]

[bsshog40]

You may have to save the link to this post, cause it may take some time. Can't wait to see what happens!

[Peridotdragon]

Presidential Errors & whats designated Errors & whats not. Peridotdragon

[Dwaine]

That is a good idea. I figured it would take some time but I wanted to see how long it took and what happens. I am not putting them in a drawer, they will be sitting out on my desk.

 

 

[ibyandsellsmith]

Put them on a window sill.

 

[Dwaine]

Here are the coins:

 

 

 

[just-john]

Try several places Desk-Window sill -Car Dash front or back-Glass Jar in sunlight sealed ect

[michael]

sweet i look forward to the results

 

please try to photograph the coins on a bi-weekly basis and post updated photos

 

this is already turning into a great thread

[michael]

or every 21 days

[Dwaine]

Why every 21 days?

[michael]

this way if you are busy it is not overkill for you

 

so...................................... every two or three weeks and maybe there might not be that see-able of a change in two weeks

 

 

 

 

[michael]

also just some suggestions/options for you

 

 

[Dwaine]

Ok, I have put the Half Dollar in a window sill in my bedroom. Not a lot of sunlight gets throgh but some does in the afternoon.

 

I will try to take pictures at least once a month.

[Dwaine]

Sorry for the delay, been traveling to Milwaukee on business for three weeks in January. Here are new pictures:

 

Kennedy:

 

Eisenhower:

 

Morgan:

 

Here is another Morgan that has been in an envelope for about 3 months longer:

[BillJones]

You had better archive this thread. If you do it the way it should be done, the process will take anywhere from a few months if the coin has some sort of reagent on it that has not been neutralized to an indeterminate number of years.

 

Of course Dr. Sheldon had another method for retoning an old copper coin that had been cleaned that might be a little faster. He recommended that one could place a coin somewhere in his underwear where the piece would come in contact with sweat, oils and other bodily secretions. Of course you weren’t supposed to change your underwear for a very long time … say a full winter ... and naturally you weren’t supposed to bath either. By then there was chance the coin would be restored to its former original appearance. But you probably would not have any friends either … at least none who would want to be down wind from you.

[rrantique]

You had better archive this thread. If you do it the way it should be done, the process will take anywhere from a few months if the coin has some sort of reagent on it that has not been neutralized to an indeterminate number of years.

 

Of course Dr. Sheldon had another method for retoning an old copper coin that had been cleaned that might be a little faster. He recommended that one could place a coin somewhere in his underwear where the piece would come in contact with sweat, oils and other bodily secretions. Of course you weren’t supposed to change your underwear for a very long time … say a full winter ... and naturally you weren’t supposed to bath either. By then there was chance the coin would be restored to its former original appearance. But you probably would not have any friends either … at least none who would want to be down wind from you.

 

 

I just had a visual Bill.

[Dwaine]

I already have it saved as a link in my favorites.

[Dwaine]

Well, been some time since I posted to this and thought I would give you an update. Here are the two Morgans:

 

This one shows the most toning but has been in the envelope the longest.

 

[just-john]

move them to your car trunk add some burlap and a penny

[RWB]

You could squirt them with Cheeze-Wiz and let sit for a couple of days, then chip off the hardened cheese goop.