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Nightcrawler New user 80 Posts |
Hi Guys,
I just received my first C/S coins and a Hopping Half set (both from Johnson). I was very surprised, when I saw that the parts with the English Pennys are shiny. They look freshly minted! Is that normal? My regular English Pennys have a patina look. What do you do to match the gaffs with the regular Pennys? Do you tarnish the Hopping Half set and the C/S coin or do you remove the patina look from your regular English Pennys? Thank you in advance for your help! Nightcrawler |
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Everyone does it differently, some say just handle them a lot and they will darken soon enough, some use chemicals... I polish all of my coins for consistency and I think the shine adds more than the patina (others disagree) either way, do what YOU want. you may even want to shine everything up once and let them patina together over time and use. The key is to be consistent. You can't do a routine with a badly aged gaff then pass out mint coins for examination.
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inigmntoya Inner circle DC area native, now in Atlanta 2391 Posts |
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On Jan 28, 2015, Poof-Daddy wrote: I favor that approach, but would be careful of the process used. A good copper polish might shine them up real nice, but might also provide a protective quality that would hinder subsequent oxidation. Depending on how dark they are an old fashioned pink pencil eraser may be all that's needed to shine things up, and probably doesn't leave much/any coating behind. While "shiny" can look nice, when not viewed up close it can be harder to tell a shiny copper coin from a shiny silver one. A dull, dark copper coin provides greater contrast. To get them to darken, handle them a lot and leave them out in the air vs sealed up in plastic coin holders. I've also found that by storing them in a _cheap_ unlined leather purse the chemicals from the tanning process can also help to darken them. |
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On Jan 28, 2015, inigmntoya wrote: I bought a purse for $10 (leather,cheap, unlined, holds several coins) turned all my silver jet black in a week but barely effected the English Pennies. Go figure.
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snowpuppy Veteran user Juneau,Alaska 327 Posts |
I've done a search with no avail,...I want to age the Silver side only of a C/S coin,...will the bleach/water suggestion affect the copper side?
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On Jan 31, 2015, snowpuppy wrote: yes it will. but you can dab on the bleach/water with a Q-tip on the silver side only, a little at a time until you get the desired result. In that case, the copper will not be affected (as long as you don't keep it in an air tight container while applying it and waiting.)
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