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LiquidSn Elite user New York 472 Posts |
Hi. I remember reading a topic about bleaching coins. it makes them black, and you can sand off the black so only the cracks has black. which gives a nice look. My question is, I want to try it, but I was wondering how much bleach should be used. and if I use my shell , will the inside of the shell turn black too?
if anyone has done this before, it would be great to hear from ya! thanks Tony |
CSStanton Loyal user Suttons Bay, MI 228 Posts |
I just did it - The coin is dipped in the bleach and it is oxidized. Looks really bad. So, you have to polish it up. My only problem is how to polish '64 halfs. Anyone with any ideas?
Any amount of bleach will work and about 30 seconds is all you need it in it for. Hope this helps -Casey |
LiquidSn Elite user New York 472 Posts |
great. thanks for the info.
but what about shells? have you tried shells? does it oxidize the inside of the shell? Tony |
CSStanton Loyal user Suttons Bay, MI 228 Posts |
I have not tried this on a shell. If the shell is silver, it would oxidize inside due to it being exposed silver. Maybe - here's an idea - take a wax crayon - white - and mark the inside of the shell in the shape of the front or back. Then bleach it. This way, you'll have the same appearence to the bottom of the coin as you do to the top. This might not work, but it might be worth a try.
Best of Luck Tony -Casey |
Andy G Regular user Terra Australis 180 Posts |
There is a *very* simple way to bleach the shell, just use thick bleach and drop a blob of it on the coin, just enough to cover the entire surface, then wash it off once it's black. The sides and inside are never touched.
To polish I use "Peek" metal polish (UK) with a lightly applied back and forth action, just to take the black off the raised areas. |
tedski Special user New Jersey 792 Posts |
I thought about your antiquing idea applied to coins, but I don't think I would do this because it could become a limitation if:
1)you end up mixing in a non-bleached coin into a group of several treated ones - it would stand out from the rest and look suspect. 2) Any really old coin wouldn't need the treatment, and I wouldn't want to treat a genuine walking liberty and possibly damage the coin. 3)Anyone that has seen a Kennedy half has probably never seen a severely tarnished one - I think that might lead one to believe you have gimicked coins in use 4) I practice a lot with Kennedys, and they eventually do build up a "used" appearance - If I want to shine them up, that would be a different story. Oh well, guess it's personal preference Regards |
Spydur Special user PDX, now San Diego...back to PDX 966 Posts |
Tedski,
You are afraid of ruining your coins? You are using them for magic tricks. They get dropped all the time. So a little bleach will not hurt them as bad as a nice concrete floor or say the street. I believe that the bleaching only works on silver coins, so they have to be silver Kennedys. Also(eariler post) I do not see why it would matter if the inside of your shell is black. You could do a nifty black art principle with it, maybe. Corey B. |
Dan Watkins Inner circle PA 3028 Posts |
If it is any comfort to those hesitant to try bleaching a coin - I recently did the following: bought some worn Morgan dollars, not worn to the point you can't see the details. I sanded the faces of the coins with a medium sandpaper and then a very fine paper to remove scratches. I did not sand them flat, they still have detail, but they are soft enough to not talk. I decided to drop one in bleach to see what it looked like. It did change the appearance big time. I didn't like it. I used some automobile polish that has a mild abrasive on the coin to turn it back to silver which matched my other coins. The polish just cleaned it up it did not make the coin look overly shiney.
So if you don't like the bleach, you can remove the results with a slightly abrasive car polish. |
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