1996 silver penny

I have a Morgan that was dipped in mercury. Is there anyway of removing
it with out damaging the coin? It is the ugliest thing.....
Thanks , Doris

AMPA - Australian Milk Producers Association.
~ Farmers Fighting For Farmers ~
http://www.geocities.com/ampa_ltd/

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:59:43 -0500 (EST), (F B) is alleged to
have written:

I have a Morgan that was dipped in mercury. Is there anyway of removing
it with out damaging the coin? It is the ugliest thing.....
Thanks , Doris

AMPA - Australian Milk Producers Association.
~ Farmers Fighting For Farmers ~
http://www.geocities.com/ampa_ltd/

No. But if you get some powdered sulfur, you can tone it to the point where it
would bring a strong premium on Ebay. :-)

Bruce

F B wrote:

I have a Morgan that was dipped in mercury. Is there anyway of removing
it with out damaging the coin? It is the ugliest thing.....
Thanks , Doris

AMPA - Australian Milk Producers Association.
~ Farmers Fighting For Farmers ~
http://www.geocities.com/ampa_ltd/

put a blow torch to that sucker Doris!... Watch that mercury drop
off of that old morgan...... OR send it to me and you will not have
to worry about it ;-)
Wheeler

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:25:50 -0600, Wheeler is
alleged to have written:

F B wrote:

I have a Morgan that was dipped in mercury. Is there anyway of removing
it with out damaging the coin? It is the ugliest thing.....
Thanks , Doris

AMPA - Australian Milk Producers Association.
~ Farmers Fighting For Farmers ~
http://www.geocities.com/ampa_ltd/

put a blow torch to that sucker Doris!... Watch that mercury drop
off of that old morgan...... OR send it to me and you will not have
to worry about it ;-)
Wheeler

It's tough to tell how far a smiley goes, so forgive me if you already know
this.

You don't want that coin. Neither does Doris. Mercury is BAD stuff, and I think
it will emit poison vapors even when amalgamated with silver. Especially in
children (Or any young mammal), it can cause serious brain and nerve damage.

If you're going to keep it, seal it. or cover it in sulfur, which will react
with the mercury and form a much easier to handle compound.

Bruce

If you're going to keep it, seal it. or cover it in sulfur, which will
react with the mercury and form a much easier to handle compound.
Bruce
Thank you for your concern Bruce. I have had it in a 2x2 for 3 yrs
and seldom remove it from the folder. Never from the 2x2.
Doris

AMPA - Australian Milk Producers Association.
~ Farmers Fighting For Farmers ~
http://www.geocities.com/ampa_ltd/

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:25:50 -0600, Wheeler wrote:

F B wrote:

I have a Morgan that was dipped in mercury. Is there anyway of removing
it with out damaging the coin? It is the ugliest thing.....
Thanks , Doris

AMPA - Australian Milk Producers Association.
~ Farmers Fighting For Farmers ~
http://www.geocities.com/ampa_ltd/

put a blow torch to that sucker Doris!... Watch that mercury drop
off of that old morgan...... OR send it to me and you will not have
to worry about it ;-)
Wheeler

Yeah, and drop dead from the fumes. )
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:25:50 -0600, Wheeler wrote:

F B wrote:

I have a Morgan that was dipped in mercury. Is there anyway of removing
it with out damaging the coin? It is the ugliest thing.....
Thanks , Doris

AMPA - Australian Milk Producers Association.
~ Farmers Fighting For Farmers ~
http://www.geocities.com/ampa_ltd/

put a blow torch to that sucker Doris!... Watch that mercury drop
off of that old morgan...... OR send it to me and you will not have
to worry about it ;-)
Wheeler

Yeah, and drop dead from the fumes. )
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K6AZ WEB PAGES

http://www.k6az.com/web_pages.htm

I have an idea that there are a few people that would buy that coin
for me just to see that happen Eric
Wheeler

"J. Craton" wrote:

Cankersore wrote:

I got a penny as change for a dime in a store the other day, and was
wondering if any of you fine people here would know what it might be worth.
Any help to find out if you don't know would be helpful as well. Thanks.

Do you have an image? It could be a non plated lincoln cent or it could
be a lincoln cent struck on a dime planchet.
It could also be an altered lincoln cent that someone either painted
silver or someone dipped it in a solvent and it ate the copper plating off.

How well does it work to take the opposite tack and give a penny a little silver
plating?