I found some quarters and nickels with spots of their silver color stripped off. Underneath, they were copper, but I could still make out all the details of the president, and the message and everything.
Is there some chemical I can use to get rid of all the shiny metal foil, leaving these to look like copper quarters and nickels?
2006-08-06 04:10:16 · 3 answers · asked by ye_river_xiv 6 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It's not foil.
Foil is thin the nickel on the coin is thick.
Acid could strip it off but it will leave pits.
Plating the coin with copper is how most fakes are made.
But if you found non-damaged coins with copper showing through you have a valuable error.
2006-08-06 21:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I'm not really sure what would work, but you might try something that we used to do back when I was in elementary school, and that was we would put a penny in plain Coca-Cola, no ice, and it would remove the finish. I know the finishes are different, but it might work.
2006-08-13 22:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by Merrilly C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Tarnex" or muriatic (sp?) acid.
2006-08-13 00:00:23 · answer #3 · answered by Di 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋