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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
Is there any way to "melt" the copper off of a zinc penny, so that you
just have a regular penny made out of zinc?? I know you can file the copper off, etc., but I'm talking about removing the copper in such a way that the coin doesn't look crappy that it looks like a nice coin that was minted that way?? |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
"The Space Boss" wrote in message oups.com... Is there any way to "melt" the copper off of a zinc penny, so that you just have a regular penny made out of zinc?? I know you can file the copper off, etc., but I'm talking about removing the copper in such a way that the coin doesn't look crappy that it looks like a nice coin that was minted that way?? And then sold on e-Bay. L@@K !!! RARE ERROR COIN!!! |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
On 11 May 2006 20:33:01 -0700, "The Space Boss"
wrote: Is there any way to "melt" the copper off of a zinc penny, so that you just have a regular penny made out of zinc?? I know you can file the copper off, etc., but I'm talking about removing the copper in such a way that the coin doesn't look crappy that it looks like a nice coin that was minted that way?? Not sure why you would want to do this. Maybe pure curiosity, like soaking an egg in vinegar to make it rubbery? LOL In any case, it might be easier to plate a Cent in zinc than to remove the copper from it. http://www.finishing.com/faqs/howworks.html |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
PC wrote: And then sold on e-Bay. L@@K !!! RARE ERROR COIN!!! Oh I HATE it when they do that. AS IF anybody's going to put "L@@K" into the search engine!! |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
Vector wrote:
On 11 May 2006 20:33:01 -0700, "The Space Boss" wrote: Is there any way to "melt" the copper off of a zinc penny, so that you just have a regular penny made out of zinc?? I know you can file the copper off, etc., but I'm talking about removing the copper in such a way that the coin doesn't look crappy that it looks like a nice coin that was minted that way?? Not sure why you would want to do this. Maybe pure curiosity, like soaking an egg in vinegar to make it rubbery? LOL In any case, it might be easier to plate a Cent in zinc than to remove the copper from it. http://www.finishing.com/faqs/howworks.html I've heard of someone (not me) putting a 'zincoln' into an oven, with the result being a tiny puddle of molton zinc around a hollow copper shell. -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | |\ ____ | | | | |\ Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
On Fri, 12 May 2006 00:01:15 -0500, "Michael G. Koerner"
wrote: Is there any way to "melt" the copper off of a zinc penny, so that you just have a regular penny made out of zinc?? I know you can file the copper off, etc., but I'm talking about removing the copper in such a way that the coin doesn't look crappy that it looks like a nice coin that was minted that way?? Not sure why you would want to do this. Maybe pure curiosity, like soaking an egg in vinegar to make it rubbery? LOL In any case, it might be easier to plate a Cent in zinc than to remove the copper from it. http://www.finishing.com/faqs/howworks.html I've heard of someone (not me) putting a 'zincoln' into an oven, with the result being a tiny puddle of molton zinc around a hollow copper shell. Zinc melts at 787 F. That's mighty hot for an oven, isn't it? Copper melts at 1984. |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
Vector wrote:
On Fri, 12 May 2006 00:01:15 -0500, "Michael G. Koerner" wrote: Is there any way to "melt" the copper off of a zinc penny, so that you just have a regular penny made out of zinc?? I know you can file the copper off, etc., but I'm talking about removing the copper in such a way that the coin doesn't look crappy that it looks like a nice coin that was minted that way?? Not sure why you would want to do this. Maybe pure curiosity, like soaking an egg in vinegar to make it rubbery? LOL In any case, it might be easier to plate a Cent in zinc than to remove the copper from it. http://www.finishing.com/faqs/howworks.html I've heard of someone (not me) putting a 'zincoln' into an oven, with the result being a tiny puddle of molton zinc around a hollow copper shell. Zinc melts at 787 F. That's mighty hot for an oven, isn't it? Copper melts at 1984. Not too hot for baking pizzas. Some of pizza ovens, especially some of the coal and/or wood fired ones, are hot enough to melt lead and will bake a pizza in less than five minutes. -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | |\ ____ | | | | |\ Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
"The Space Boss" wrote in message ups.com... PC wrote: And then sold on e-Bay. L@@K !!! RARE ERROR COIN!!! Oh I HATE it when they do that. AS IF anybody's going to put "L@@K" into the search engine!! Many do put L@@K into the search engine but it's done to exclude all auctions that include it. Billy |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
On Fri, 12 May 2006 09:25:54 -0500, "Michael G. Koerner"
wrote: I've heard of someone (not me) putting a 'zincoln' into an oven, with the result being a tiny puddle of molton zinc around a hollow copper shell. Zinc melts at 787 F. That's mighty hot for an oven, isn't it? Copper melts at 1984. Not too hot for baking pizzas. Some of pizza ovens, especially some of the coal and/or wood fired ones, are hot enough to melt lead and will bake a pizza in less than five minutes. It is an interesting idea. With the melting point of zinc so much lower than that of copper it sounds feasible. I'd like to see the resulting hollow cent. |
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Is there a way to remove the copper from a zinc penny??
[Default] On Fri, 12 May 2006 21:09:01 GMT, "note.boy"
climbed to the top of the minaret and sang out: "The Space Boss" wrote in message oups.com... PC wrote: And then sold on e-Bay. L@@K !!! RARE ERROR COIN!!! Oh I HATE it when they do that. AS IF anybody's going to put "L@@K" into the search engine!! Many do put L@@K into the search engine but it's done to exclude all auctions that include it. Billy But if you exlude every one that begins with that, there won't be anything left... |
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