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Cleaning Cents

  • 1885-Oct-16

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Notes on the costs for cleaning and pickling cents with aqua fortis (nitric acid).

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  • 16.5 cm W x 25 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series IV: Miscellaneous James C. Booth Papers
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  • Box 7, Folder 11

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Booth, James Curtis. “Cleaning Cents,” October 16, 1885. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 7, Folder 11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/qb98mf91p.

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