Hello all! I am a new member here, although I have lurked for months soaking up knowledge and learning....
Recently, I have been on two trips checking out an old home that burned down a couple years ago. (With permission. Home is that of a family friend located in the lowcountry of South Carolina - sandy coastal soil.) At the time of the fire, the home contained bars of solid silver, a collection of old coins and tokens, a couple glass jars of pocket change, jewlery boxes full of jewelry, and many other items.
I have recovered alot of melted metal, as expected, and some identifiable pieces. However, I do not know how to identify what types of metal these melted lumps are. I also found a couple of tokens. One side has the word "McGraw" between two lines with a small starburst in the center of each line. The other side has a bust of a man, but I cannot make it out much due to crud buildup.
What can I use to clean the burnt crud deposits off the tokens and metallic lumps?
Recently, I have been on two trips checking out an old home that burned down a couple years ago. (With permission. Home is that of a family friend located in the lowcountry of South Carolina - sandy coastal soil.) At the time of the fire, the home contained bars of solid silver, a collection of old coins and tokens, a couple glass jars of pocket change, jewlery boxes full of jewelry, and many other items.
I have recovered alot of melted metal, as expected, and some identifiable pieces. However, I do not know how to identify what types of metal these melted lumps are. I also found a couple of tokens. One side has the word "McGraw" between two lines with a small starburst in the center of each line. The other side has a bust of a man, but I cannot make it out much due to crud buildup.
What can I use to clean the burnt crud deposits off the tokens and metallic lumps?
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