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Help me seperate old silver

TheJuice

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I went back to my 1840 house and I got the reverse of a CAPPED BUST HALF DIME AND POSSIBLY TWO SEATED DIMES BUT THEY ARE STUCK TOGETHER PLEASE HELP THEY WONT COME APART. I’ve only been using water I don’t want to hurt them.
 

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I would create a mixture of soap and water and heat it up in a microwave and then put the coins in it. Let the coins sit for about a week in the mixture, occasionally heating it up. Afterwards pick them apart with a toothpick. I would think that would work, but don't take my word for it.
 
First welcome to the site !
Your first post----- Awesome finds !!
I might suggest soaking them in vegetable oil or olive oil for a little while :?:
perhaps see what others here have to say.......

wrap a pair (2) of needle nose pliers with duct tape so not to scratch them,
and gently apply pressure ? or try twisting them apart....?
 
From the side view, it looks like there are 3 different types of coin there. I'm interested to see what they are once you have them separated.
 
Sometimes when things are stuck together you can work them free by putting in a freezer like over night then take them out and let them warm up....repeat a couple times. Or just take out of the freezer and drop in hot water. Expansion and contraction caused by the temperature differences can loosen them up. Especially if some amount of moisture managed to get in between them somewhere.
 
Screwdriver between the cracks and a hammer and they’ll pop right apart! 😜😂😂😂😂 super cool find!
 
Dunked in extremely hot and soapy water and slowly clamped it on its side and the dime popped off we got a 1845 and 1849 the half dime is still stuck on the back though and any suggestions to get that green stuff off without hurting them
 

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Can't understand why you wanna remove the patina.


Anyway.
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Sometimes when things are stuck together you can work them free by putting in a freezer like over night then take them out and let them warm up....repeat a couple times. Or just take out of the freezer and drop in hot water. Expansion and contraction caused by the temperature differences can loosen them up. Especially if some amount of moisture managed to get in between them somewhere.


^ This ^ works well for getting crud off a coin as well. It takes a lot of time, but it works.
 
Just an opinion, but I think the suggestions so far are on target but need to be expanded. If it were me, I'd first put them in hot water until they were good and warm. Then take them out and immediately drop them in a bowl of ice water. Do that a few times. The shrinking and expanding of the metal from the ice and heat should pull them apart undamaged.

Oh, and nice find.
 
Line a small ceramic dish with aluminum foil, put some white vinegar in to the half way point, put the coins in, put a few aluminum balls on top of the vinegar floating and leave for about 15-30 min.

Take the coins out and wipe off the silver oxide (the black stuff on your coin) with a Q-Tip until it all comes off. It should also separate your coins as well.

This is the most basic form of electrolysis that you can do and shouldn't harm the coins other than having that "environmental" kiss from the silver changing into silver oxide.

Greg
 
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