My wife tried to be creative by displaying some coins in a double-paned glass frame and attaching them to the glass with museum wax (a clear wax used to help things stick to surfaces, even when there is nearby shaking – great if there’s an earthquake). However, the coins were too heavy and began to slip down to the bottom of the frame. I took the coins out of the frame and tried to rub the wax off (it’s kind of like rubber cement), but there is still a thin layer of slick, waxy residue on the coins. These coins are not necessarily "antiques" or "valuable" collectibles, but they have personal value to me. How can I remove the remaining wax without spending a whole lot of time and/or money in the process?
The Pittsburgh Bottle Collectors Club descends into a former outhouse pit in the Mexican War Streets neighborhood of Pittsburgh. They find amazing things buried for 100 years or more.
mostly antiques (bottles, coins, vintage records, comic books,games and toys,boxes , jewelery,ceramics, postcards). Old and new original artwork. also some tech. phone and computer stuff. besides the obvious ebay and nonviolenceglobal.com (Art)
Most such questions are posted under Society and Culture, but I would love to see them in a category of their own.
Then, "Collectibles" would have several headings, for ’sport’, ‘transportation, ‘antiques general’, ‘maritime’, ‘military’, ‘glass’, ‘coins’, etc.
I could see a problem with it generating classified ads, but that happens in other categories already.
Hint–hint. Y!A staff notices questions with stars..
I collect vintage coin bracelets and I would like to know how to make both the chain and the coins as clean as possible. I’m not in the least worried about the value of the coins going down; I just want nice shiny coins and chains. I appreciate any help you could give me. Thanks a bunch.