I had a handful of Indian head pennies that were so black that you couldn’t make out any detail or date at all on them. So I dumped them into this machine with a copper cleaning solution. Itdidclean about half of them pretty well, but the other half were either left still very bla...
Patina can be greenish copper- type colours or brownish hues on copper and bronze based coins, or rainbow to grey to black on silver coins. It’s best not to clean patina off rare coins as the value can be reduced. The vast majority of coins do not increase in value after cleaning, ...
The penny is made of copper and acts as the positive electrode, while the nail is made of zinc and acts as the negative electrode. The zinc and copper electrodes are immersed in the electrolyte lemon juice, and the electrons from zinc atoms flow to the copper atoms which causes a small ...
A.Many plating shops offer beautiful durable dark finishes on steel by oxidizing the copper with darkening products and then applying a clear coat. The problem as a consumer is the impossibility of us giving you any assurance that it will work well in your case, Frank. The liver of sulfur ...
Whatever their reason, frugal people have these things in common: They all know that every penny counts and they know where all their pennies are going. So, how frugal are you? Ready to find out? Photo: Deposit Photos How frugal are you?
The 1980 penny was one of the series known as Lincoln pennies. If you have one of these coins, could it be worth more than its face value? That’s what we’re here to find out! We’re going to explore the 1980 penny value. We’ll find out what separates standard coins from those...
The good news is that pre '82 cents are not hard to find in circulated condition. Matter of fact, they can often be gleamed from pocket change. If you prefer "shiny" elongated coins over the darker copper color of circulated pennies, you can clean copper cents you find before pressing ...
Loaned “Alan's” business $10,000—return = $0; loaned “Rose” $5,000—return = pennies on the dollar; loaned a family member a house—return = less than zero (I pay the property tax); loaned another house to an in-law right before she had a massive attack of transverse myelitis...
For the pennies that you wish to plate onto, although any pennies will do, if you start with a dull brown penny, you'll end up with a dull zinc plated penny. Try to find shiny new pennies for best results! Immediately before plating, clean the penny with toothbrush and toothpaste; an...
Tried the pennies, even reluctantly tried a shock collar — didn’t help and I didn’t have the heart. It was quickly becoming a serious problem with the neighbor lady constantly harassing me. And then I got an idea… I had seen a dog with a muzzle on one day, this was not that ...