Zero Eyed Bart Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 I love them little gold coins. They're glint makes me want to stack them in piles and count them over and over and over again. Then I want to form a big pile and just roll around in them, sprinkling little sacajaweas over me body. but they've been getting dull. does anybody know how to put the glint back in a gold dollar?
buxom_wench Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 Ah leave them in the bottom of your rum and coke over day an' by night they will be shining like a captain's eyes after a good spankin'
kass Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 Dip 'em in gold? I'm afraid the goldtone on them isn't tarnish, Bart. It wears off with exposure to your hands. There is actually no gold in the coins. Gold doesn't tarnish. The composition of the Sacagewea dollar is: 88.5% copper 6.0% zinc 3.5% manganese 2% nickel Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
Zero Eyed Bart Posted August 22, 2006 Author Posted August 22, 2006 @Buxom Can you drink the rum and coke afterwords? ' nevermind, I'll try it @Kass so's how do we get the glint back in: 88.5% copper 6.0% zinc 3.5% manganese 2% nickel is what I'm after... maybe I won't be trying that sacajawea style rum and coke after all
FlowerPower Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 Toothpaste is the answer to all. Don't eat it though.
Zero Eyed Bart Posted August 22, 2006 Author Posted August 22, 2006 Toothpaste is the answer to all I've got this little rash on my cutlass elbow... do you think? never mind...
The Doctor Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 Toothpaste is the answer to all. Toothpaste is one of the best metal polishes I've ever used, except for cleaning copper-bottomed cookware. For that, I use salt and lemon juice. :) Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that?
Cap'n Pete Straw Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 The coins are brass. Brass tarnishes (oxidizes) in contact with human skin. The answer is simplicity itself: Brasso. It's available in hardware, grocery and convenience stores everywhere. Apply a little, rub in with a cloth or paper towel, then wipe it off. Just like new. Brasso is a bit nasty on your hands, however, so you will want to use gloves or at least wash them thoroughly when you are done. Alternative: A pencil eraser. Rub it on the coin, and it remove the tarnish. However, that is because it is slightly abrasive (ultimately not good for the coin, but the adverse effects are minimal), and the excessive rubbing involved really only works for one or two coins. For more, I recommend Brasso. It works great, especially since that's what it was made to do: shine brass. Toothpaste works the same way: because it is abrasive. I take a pouch of 20 to 40 dollar coins with me to every Pirate event (Civil War reenactments, too). They make great-looking "doubloons" (or CW $20 gold pieces), and you can actually purchase stuff with them. I try to shine them up all nice and purdy like before each event. "He's a Pirate dancer, He dances for money, Any old dollar will do... "He's a pirate dancer, His dances are funny... 'Cuz he's only got one shoe! Ahhrrr!"
kass Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 @Kassso's how do we get the glint back in: 88.5% copper 6.0% zinc 3.5% manganese 2% nickel is what I'm after... maybe I won't be trying that sacajawea style rum and coke after all The Mint website says that the parts of the coin exposed to frequent handling will brighten from abrasion. So an abrasive is called for. Toothpaste is a good one. Brasso is probably better. A polish with a jeweler's cloth would do it too. Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
Capt. Sterling Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 I wish I had the time to clean my money... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
kass Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 Captain, don't you have people... I mean "children"... for that? Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
LongTom Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 I wish I had the time to clean my money... I thought money laundering was illegal.
Captain Jim Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Toothpaste is one of the best metal polishes I've ever used, except for cleaning copper-bottomed cookware. For that, I use salt and lemon juice. :) You can always spot a cook... And since Sacagawea Dollars are 88.5% copper... My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around...
Cap'n Pete Straw Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 I thought money laundering was illegal. Uh.... pirate. "He's a Pirate dancer, He dances for money, Any old dollar will do... "He's a pirate dancer, His dances are funny... 'Cuz he's only got one shoe! Ahhrrr!"
Capt. Sterling Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 I thought money laundering was illegal. Uh.... pirate. "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
Rumba Rue Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Brasso great! Toothpaste (non gel type) works good too. Also toothpaste is excellant for shining up gemstones in rings and such.
kass Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Windex is great for gems too. Pour a little windex in a Dixie cup or some small container and let the rings or earring soak in it. It apparently cuts the grease that comes from contact with your body and they come out of the cup shining and sparkling! Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
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