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blakeyboy
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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.
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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.....
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
blakeyboy replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
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Met them on the Kennet and Avon years ago- charming people.
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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.....
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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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I know- I have two very similar, and I need the cash- massive spending on our village hall is looming......
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Penny Acquisition of the week
blakeyboy replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
That's how I run my workshop. My accountant has managed to arrange for me to get tax relief on the slippers! -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
blakeyboy replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
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Simon Cowell's new face.
blakeyboy replied to Michael-Roo's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
...I meant ...that is a face, and not an arse? -
Simon Cowell's new face.
blakeyboy replied to Michael-Roo's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Hang on...are you all saying that this is his _face_ ???? -
Simon Cowell's new face.
blakeyboy replied to Michael-Roo's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
...'Comment of the Month' .....excellent! -
Has Ebay changed its closing process ?
blakeyboy replied to secret santa's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I think the BBC Pips should be released back into the wild.... -
Has Ebay changed its closing process ?
blakeyboy replied to secret santa's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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
blakeyboy replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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. -
Some coin collectors have been collecting rubbish for just as long.....:-)
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Penny Acquisition of the week
blakeyboy replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Speechless...? I am too - didn't even spot it! -
Has Ebay changed its closing process ?
blakeyboy replied to secret santa's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
This is what I'm thinking, propagation delay plus digital latency. Processing takes time- digital's Achilles Heel. -
Has Ebay changed its closing process ?
blakeyboy replied to secret santa's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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. -
Just been watching something on Youtube, and I was interrupted by a really crap, desperate Royal Mint advert!!!!
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Touché the Battery Boy--- maybe a new avant garde twist?
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Touché. Second time this year, Mike- it's getting to be a habit.....
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And, if you're old enough, Torchy the Battery Boy
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What can I say? A hero gone.
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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......
