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What the hot water in my tab does to a morgan dollar

Started by Siggi Palma,

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Hard Times

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Maybe you could gently tone a bunch of coins in hot sulfur water, then sell them on ebay as the famous “Eyjafjallajokull Collection” from the land of fire and ice.

 

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Siggi,

 

If you haven't run the test yet, try setting up a rig so that only half of the coin is in the water and let it sit for awhile.

 

What I am thinking is that with the running water the sulfur was reacting and the running water was constantly resupplying fresh reactant. In a stationary supply there may not be enough sulfur to make a noticeable change especially if the entire coin changes subtly. (say it makes it 2% darker.) But if only half of the coin is exposed it would make any change more visible between the treated and untreated sides.

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