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  1. zachary898

    Cleaning silver coins

    Thanks Jislizard, It felt like i was rubbing off my finger nails :eek:
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    Cleaning silver coins

    Here are the photos of the before and after. They have come up pretty good and the bicarb paste with cotton tips worked a treat. I must say though that cleaning George's ear was a pain. The cotton tips were fifthly, but i got a lot of the grim off. Sixpence After by zachary898 posted Feb 2...
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    Sixpence After

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    Sixpence Before

  5. zachary898

    Cleaning silver coins

    Thanks for starting off the suggestions and everyone else. Those photos look great and i wont be swallowing the coins ahah I will try the cloudy ammonia and bicarb paste then through the ultrasonic cleaner. I will also post some before and after shots.
  6. zachary898

    Cleaning silver coins

    Hey SS's, Ive recently recieved some older Australian pre decimal coins such as florins, threepence, sixpence ect.. just wondering what success people have had cleaning them ? I normally use the bicarb soda and boiling water over aluminium foil and i also have an cheap ultrasonic cleaner which...
  7. zachary898

    Hallmark question - Gold ring

    I got given a gold ring and im unsure with some of the hallmarks and can not find any information on them. The markings are 375 which i understand and ZRE & AGR. Any help would be appreciated
  8. zachary898

    Metal Detecting on Hamilton Island + Interesting side story.

    Ahaha no worries Bone yard, my friends and family got a good laugh out of it :p
  9. zachary898

    Metal Detecting on Hamilton Island + Interesting side story.

    Hello Silver stackers, I recently went to Hamilton Island to visit family and while i was there i took the X-terra 705 for spin, I made a 5min of some of my finds. Spoiler Alert: I found over $50 in Australian gold coins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RraOO5n8jc Side story: While i...
  10. zachary898

    Headphone options for detectors.

    Thanks Bja, can you also use the headphones for normal music proposes
  11. zachary898

    Headphone options for detectors.

    Thanks for everyone's input, i will probably steer away from Koss now. bja, which model did you chose from chef?
  12. zachary898

    Headphone options for detectors.

    Hi Guys, I'm wanting to purchase headphones for my x-terra 705 and not sure what a good option would be around the price of say $100. I'm mainly detecting for coins in parks, beaches ect. I'm leaning towards the Koss UR-30 Headphones Minelab, not for any particular reason besides the brand...
  13. zachary898

    Do you carry any silver with you, daily, as a keepsake?

    Sounds like you would last about 3 days if SHTF ;P This thread derailed when the guys started talking about silver bullets ahahah
  14. zachary898

    Do you carry any silver with you, daily, as a keepsake?

    I use to keep a kookaburra (Not a live one (Thought i might add to the dry humor on this thread)) on my desk at work.
  15. zachary898

    Today I found (while detecting)...

    Ahaha good luck trying to prove negligence on the city councils part, first you would need to establish if there's a duty of care and i would think the answer would be no ;) Maybe try choking on a kinder surprise toy.. seemed to work in the US.
  16. zachary898

    Today I found (while detecting)...

    Finally got my X-Terra 705 and above is my loot from my first run. I haven't read the manual yet so i still have much to learn in regards to discrimination. I found a lot of junk and rubbish so i need to learn to use the different functions. Hopefully you will be seeing a lot more from me in...
  17. zachary898

    Platinum Ring Resize Brisbane.

    Thanks Jonathon, I'll give them a try.
  18. zachary898

    Platinum Ring Resize Brisbane.

    I wanting to get an platinum ring resized in Brisbane, can anyone recommend a Jeweller for me? Cheers,
  19. zachary898

    Silver Stackers 10oz Silver Bar Market price ?

    Thanks for the replies Robert and Bloomst. I was a little stocked to see the high premium but, yeah I'm not complaining. ahah Who has 200 in there SMSF? The funny thing is that when I placed the order I thought they were 10 oz Scottsdale bars (not paying attention probably blinded by greed)...
  20. zachary898

    Silver Stackers 10oz Silver Bar Market price ?

    I'm wanting to get an idea of what the market is paying for a Silver Stackers 10oz Silver Bar? On Goldstackers its listed for around $329.00 (buyback), are people really paying that much for the bar because it is now considered rare? Thanks.
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