Turn Pennies Silver and Gold

[JadeDragon]

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-turn- ... ls-272618/

Can't figure out how to make the embed work.

[ScottyTX]

Oh wow, I have my own testing Lab out at work with everything I need to do this, except the Zinc powder. I even have 2-3 Pallets (over 4 tons) of Sodium Hydroxide at my displosal

[fasteddy]

Hey Scotty...I have a pallet of zinc...I need a beaker big enough for several hundrend pounds of zincolns now wouldnt that freak out the teller at the next dump!

[ScottyTX]

Lol, yeah a neat way to mark your dumps....... Messing around with Sodium Hydroxide though can be dangerous because of the high PH of the chemical. It can burn your skin severly in a matter of seconds. The guys(roughnecks/derrickmen) out at the rig(s) that I have mixing this stuff have to wear thick aprons, rubber gloves up to the elbows, safety glasses and a face sheild just to cut a sack and drop it into a mixing barrel with water. They are also wearing long sleeve coveralls under all of that.

[barrytrot]

Wow, that's cool. Real scientists, i.e. not "computer ones", can always do some extremely cool stuff!

[Rodebaugh]

Pretty cool.

[DirtyFingers]

Interesting video. Over the years of hand sorting I've found a handful of golden cents. I know
others have too. I read somewhere where it had something to do with zinc blanks getting
through to the bath process and dissolving, causing the plated cents to turn golden, or something
like that.

[Lemon Thrower]

comments . . . "I sold it to my friend for $30." lol

[jasmatk]

I have 2 indian heads one is silver one is gold I got them in a roll of indians and wondered for the longest time what happened to them untill I seen a video of this process on youtube.

[fasteddy]

I am going to see if it works.

[galenrog]

It works. Did it in high school 35 years ago.

[Rosco]

Coolest JH project was a Naked Lady letter opener Cast in Pot-metal an polished think I got .50 for a couple
that was 61 years ago