I want to add here that I have actually tried this salt & vinegar method back when I started collecting coins. It did take all the nasty stuff off of my pennies, but I was left with very pinkish dull looking coins. However, this was before I knew of the baking soda & water combinati...
A.If you get the lacquer (or whatever clear coating is on them) off of them, David, they will tarnish by themselves very quickly (if they are indeed solid brass). Readers:I'm not the "brass dulling expert"; I'm just the guy who runs the site. I try to answer if no one else ...
After minting, matte proofs were packed in special sulfur-infused tissue paper to prevent tarnish. This paper sometimes toned coins after years of storage. When matte proofs were introduced, collectors preferred mirrored proofs, so the mattes were unpopular. They only made about 2,000 proofs per ...
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