How do you make your coins soft?

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I searched the coin magic thread pretty thoroughly before posting this, and I couldn't find anything on it.

I asked a talented coin magician at my local magic store how to make my Morgan's soft, and he said he heard you could use an extremely fine sandpaper, but i am worried it will make my coins look a little scratched, no matter how fine the sandpaper, but I have no idea.

I was thinking of using printer paper to try to soften them, because in my old hobby, we would use paper to polish plastics.

Plastic and metal are very different though, so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I'm new here, so hello

 

[shinichikudo992000]

I searched the coin magic thread pretty thoroughly before posting this, and I couldn't find anything on it.

I asked a talented coin magician at my local magic store how to make my Morgan's soft, and he said he heard you could use an extremely fine sandpaper, but i am worried it will make my coins look a little scratched, no matter how fine the sandpaper, but I have no idea.

I was thinking of using printer paper to try to soften them, because in my old hobby, we would use paper to polish plastics.

Plastic and metal are very different though, so any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I'm new here, so hello

I would not recommend making soft silver dollar at home. Cuz ur not experience enough, you might ruined it, and silver dollar are not cheap. So if you want to make soft dollar at home, I will recommend you uses Eisenhower. cuz it cheaper.

Now helping you fixing your coin.
Fist, you need sandpaper that works with water, and the finer the sand on the paper, the better. Water the coin, and slowly work the coin it. Important, keep an even pressure on the coin. You don't want the coin to be uneven. This process will take some time. Just slowly work it in, and you will find your dollar looking better.

Footnote:
when you gain the coin, you will find it looks scratch, but don't worry. The scratches will fade away as you use it, or if you have a metal buffer. Buff the coin with it, and it will looks fantastic.

 

[ReadMoreMagicBooks]

How about you just purchase soft coins?

 

[shinichikudo992000]

How about you just purchase soft coins?

dude, ur a genius.

 

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Thank you, I live around the corner from a hardware store, I'll defitiely try that

And Mr.Sarcasm, I dont have any spending money, I have to work with what I've got at the moment

 

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i ve just bought 4 liberty half dollars with a shell to match

can anyone tell me if they have tried this method .

(not my work i found it on the net)

1. Buy a diamond stone for sharpening knives.
Place the coin on the stone(really not a stone but a block of metal) and slide it on the surface in figure eight patterns.
This will keep it even and not wear one side more then the other.

2. Purchase a very thin file at home depot. The one that I use is half rounded on one side. I use this to re-mill the edges (this is not going to come out like what Jamie Schoolcraft or Todd Lassen can provide but it does the trick (ha ha I said trick).

3. Use Extra Fine (or finishing ) grade steel wool. Go over the coin with figure eight patterns.

Now to darken or age (Fake Patina)

4. Purchase Potassium Sulfate (Liver of Sulpher) Checkout Postapple Scientific.
You want the type in rock (or Lump) form.

5. Let the tap water run as hot as it can into a bowl and place the coins in there to heat them up.

6. In another jar add extremely hot water and a few rocks of the Liver of Sulpher.
Stir the solution until the rocks are dissolved. the liquid should have a dark yellow appearance. You can also use cold water but the heat brings about a better effect on the coins. You should do this in a well ventilated room and be prepared it smells like rotten eggs! I also recommend you use rubber gloves.

7. Depending on what degree of darken will determine how much liver of sulpher and how long you keep the coins in there. To stop the oxidation process ( it is really not oxidizing the metal but that’s what they call it) run the coins over water.

I like to bring my coins to a gun metal look (completely dark)

8. Dry them with a clothe or paper towel.

there’s two ways you can go now either a dull patina look (looks like the real thing)or a shiny patina look (real classy - this is what I do).

9a. to get a dull look use the finishing steel wool and very lightly do figure eights over the coin to the desired dullness. My preference is to keep it as dark as possible because by handling the coins on a regular basis will bring out the natural color of the coin.

9b. to make the coins shiny but still have the dark patina highlights I use a product called Miracle Clothe; it’s awesome!! I take the coin and place it on the clothe and do some figure eights. Don't go too crazy here just a few passes. it still should look very dark.

9b2. Take a paper towel and buff up the coin. The coin will be given a wonderful shine but there will still be some dark and grey areas as highlights on the coin.

10. You may want to go over the edges with either the steel wool or the miracle clothe so the edged don’t look so dark or Black.