Tip

[Fluttershy]

that wont work, you need oxy-ace type heat to flash it, it has to get hot enough to lightly melt the surface and not the whole coin, and with silver being the best heat conductor you`ll need something with massive heat potential.

silver melts at 961c, that would be some goerge forman if it could do that! LOL

[HelpingHands]

Pretend you've created it for some political statement or something semi-believable and sell it on ebay for 3x spot.

 

Then buy more silver.

 

If it works, rinse and repeat  (literally rinse).

[Razz]

Dr dime really fun topic  iam sorry for u loss  but the bleach thing  is hilarious

iam shure many people think about how to clean my coin in a uncoventional (unknown ) way .

tip next time buy.... hagerty liquid   works like a charm  after that bad youre coin is  brand new (not for milkspots)

[DrDime]

I was half-joking about the George Forman. I've decided to keep it in my pocket for a month and see if that does anything

[HelpingHands]

It'll burn a hole through your trousers.

[DrDime]

Just had a look after about an hour in the pocket and it's already looking much better

[Fluttershy]

the gently abrasive effect should bring it back up nicely, the plastic scour pads will do the same just a bit faster.

the outside of coin will be very soft at the moment, so probably not a good idea to keep it with other coins.

good thing it wasn`t gold though, silver will at least form an insoluble layer and protect itself somewhat, gold is quite soluble in chlorine.

 

edit: posted at the same time, I`m pleased it`s started looking better!

[Pete]

I would have thought a 5 second dip in e-Zest would restore the coin to like new.

Flutteryshy made a solution of Thiourea and acid, the main active ingredients in e-Zest ( which you cannot buy in the UK. )

She had some success I believe with her mixture.

[Fluttershy]

it is true that my dip does work very well with sulpher induced damage, but I`v no idea what it`ll do with chlorine abuse... sounds like a good excuse for another experiment to me

 

I`ll get right on it!

[Fluttershy]

well... although I couldn`t replicate the Black color I did manage to get a dark gray and even with exposeure to the UV laser at work I couldn`t get it black, maybe it was the bleach? i used domestos gell type lemon fragrace bleach.

Aaaaanyway, regardless of the above, my cleaner doesn`t seem to work on it at all, it`s probably only good for normal tarnish and not outright abuse

 

having said that... I have some Hydroquinone and Metol in the lab, and that stuff`s made for reducing silver halides to metal again (photography) so maybe that`ll work?

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[silversword]

If it remains citrus-y then this could be the next big thing: we have had gilded and coloured, now scented, or even flavoured...

[strenue]

If it remains citrus-y then this could be the next big thing: we have had gilded and coloured, now scented, or even flavoured...

 

Silversword the chocolate scented coin actually came out earlier this year believe it or not:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz4V5A6gNDo

http://www.downies.com/World-Coins/Cook-Islands/Cook-Islands-2014-Chocolate-Scented-Silver-Coin/5635/productview.aspx

 

You can get yours now for only AU$129.00.  Limited to only 2,500 mintage. 

[silversword]

Silversword the chocolate scented coin actually came out earlier this year believe it or not:

http://www.downies.com/World-Coins/Cook-Islands/Cook-Islands-2014-Chocolate-Scented-Silver-Coin/5635/productview.aspx

You can get yours now for only AU$129.00. Limited to only 2,500 mintage.

A legal tender replica chocolate bar, made from scented silver? Words fail me...

[HelpingHands]

An ASE tube may look a good way to store half oz lunars but think again.

 

They go in easily enough but they don't come out.

[Danny-boy]

Lol. Mine went in and came out just fine.

[HelpingHands]

Did you just go and try? I'm not trying again. You might be setting me up for another getting stuck.