How long to tone? Tips?

[How long to tone? Tips?]

I only have experience of toning bronze, but an important factor must be common to silver,

namely that of temperature. I have a lamp that's on a lot, with a compact fluorescent lamp in it, mounted base down.

If you slide a penny that someone has 'cleaned' in between the glass coils, it's supported by its edges,

and sits at a nice temperature, and re-toning is surprisingly fast, and even on both sides of the coin.

Acetone first is a good idea.

[Stuff to Make Us Laugh]

[TOY COINS]

Met them on the Kennet and Avon years ago- charming people.

[TOY COINS]

7 hours ago, DrLarry said:

yes very true these kind of anti country hatreds last hundreds of years .  Many Afrikaners still have a dislike of the English because of the Boer War feelings run deep of the concentration Camps of families..... so a rejection of all things German  that soon after the first and second World wars is unsurprising.    

My father's side of the family are still in Kitchener, Ontario.

In 1916 they held a referendum to change the township's name to that from....Berlin.....

[Having an ebay clearout of swaps etc.]

I know- I have two very similar, and I need the cash- massive spending on our village hall is looming......

[Having an ebay clearout of swaps etc.]

More going on over next few days- some may be of interest...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385395223630?hash=item59bb586c4e:g:BAcAAOSwXUJj3~Lu

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1 hour ago, copper123 said:

There is an  massive gulf between gvf and AU  I wonder if these gradeing companies employ children and threaten them with a slipper if they dont do as they say

That's how I run my workshop.

My accountant has managed to arrange for me to get tax relief on the slippers!

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[Simon Cowell's new face.]

...I meant  ...that is a face, and not an arse?

[Simon Cowell's new face.]

 

Hang on...are you all saying that this is his _face_ ????

 

[Simon Cowell's new face.]

13 hours ago, secret santa said:

It's a "No" from me..............

...'Comment of the Month' .....excellent!

[Has Ebay changed its closing process ?]

I think the BBC Pips should be released back into the wild....

[Has Ebay changed its closing process ?]

Just had the pips on FM, Apple laptop time, and Junghans radio controlled clock all agree.

Ebay is a 24hr clock version of pacific Time.

[Penny Acquisition of the week]

I have many examples of strange things going on in this area, with the die suffering damage,

causing extra dots on the reverse, in this exact area.

[2023 Royal Mint Unc. sets]

On 1/2/2023 at 9:24 PM, Sword said:

That's a thought. RM will surely make a Mickey Mouse 50p soon. Municipal refuse collections started in ca 1918 and so there could be a "110 years of refuse collection" coming up. It's a key public service that we all need!

 

Some coin collectors have been collecting rubbish for just as long.....:-)

[Penny Acquisition of the week]

2 hours ago, 1949threepence said:

You were saying........😼 

Speechless...?

I am too - didn't even spot it!

[Has Ebay changed its closing process ?]

This is what I'm thinking, propagation delay plus digital latency.

Processing takes time- digital's Achilles Heel.

 

 

 

[Has Ebay changed its closing process ?]

Pips on FM and time on MacBook the same, as far as I can see.

Online BBC pips miles out- still amusing how slow digital is.

[If only]

Touché the Battery Boy--- maybe a new avant garde twist?

[If only]

8 hours ago, 1949threepence said:

Just be yourself. Nothing else matters really.

Touché.  

 

Second time this year, Mike- it's getting to be a habit.....

[If only]

And, if you're old enough, Torchy the Battery Boy

[If only]

You know,   sometimes,   just sometimes, I could slough off all the crap that comes with being an older person nowadays,

and just go back to the simpler times when the tales of the wonderful Noggin the Nog was all you wanted....or needed.....

 

 

Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin really knew what they were doing....extraordinary people.....

  

[Jeff Beck]

What can I say?

A hero gone.

[More Pennies]

Well done! It's all a bit of a minefield.

 

I still think ( passionately) that the fun in coin collecting is the surprise at the bottom of the 'tin of crap'

rather than simply buying from sites or auctions.  You will get more fun, more profit, and better stories out of your efforts if you go trawling.

 

Sometimes the stories are the best bit......

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I’m just watching 'Suella Braverman’s House Party' on catchup…

 

That's a nightmare of my own invention for which I can only apologise…