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Coinery

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  1. Just for the record, here…when I stated airtight in my earlier post, I wasn’t actually referring to slabbing. Rather any means to keep them in their current state because, presumably, you wouldn’t want to turn them into something else from bad storage? Not every coin tones attractively, so I guess you run that risk unless you find a way to keep them as is!

    For me I’d be looking at coin flips or capsules. 

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  2. 45 minutes ago, Kipster said:

    Yes, you're right thinking about it. Brain freeze my end.

    Ta.

    Don’t take my word for it, though, I’ve only ever had a few proofs in my life, ever! Let’s see what everyone else says, they’ll definitely know more than I do :)

    The fields are ultra vulnerable to oxidisation but, when you come to think about it, there are a huge number of Maundy coins and proof sets that are really beautiful in their toned states! 
     

    I still think I’d want to keep them ‘fresh,’ if you have a choice that is?


  3. 19 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

    Very nice grade in fact, and issue free.

    Whenever I see an 1862, I always automatically look for three possibilities, a) halfpenny sized date, b) VIGTORIA, c) F38. Admittedly all exceedingly unlikely.

    Thank you, I really appreciate your insights.

    With this being a 6+G do you happen to have the Freeman number to hand? I never dreamt I’d be buying such coins ever again, so have long since parted with the book.

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  4. On 3/2/2023 at 8:27 AM, Coinery said:

    I’ve always placed my favourite coins into coin flips and stored them in wallets, but this clearly stops any further toning.

    In the past I’ve tried every little trick in the book, eggs, liver of sulphur, etc., but I’ve found that nothing really works that well. At best a uniform and ‘transparent’ grey!

    SO how long to tone a cabinet coin, anything that speeds the process along? What’s your experience/examples? I’m guessing a good clean with acetone to remove any grease that may be protecting the surfaces from the atmosphere would help?

    The below coin is my example of something I know would look so much better with a nice  tone! It’s a really large, solid flan, with good surfaces, it should take a tone well…but will I live to see it?

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  5. 33 minutes ago, Rob said:

    You have to be careful in cross checking as occasionally the image is compressed on one axis. I illustrated it using the consensus fit from the majority.

    I'm just doing the usual thing of finding all examples so that I know what the competition is when it comes to finding something to tick the 'sword and 3 gerbs' box. They aren't rare, as I have 35 listed so far of both varieties (HIR & HIB/R), with a few more without corroborative images which may or may not be on the list.

    Bull's all at sea sometimes, with 3 HIRs listed being HIB/R, 2 HIBs are HIRs and several references are duplicates of the same coin. That's why it is important to proof read and verify the written word.

    100% agree…verification of the written AND spoken word a must at all times!

    Do you already have an example earmarked? Looks like it’ll cost you a ‘pretty penny’ to acquire one when/if you do!


  6. 5 minutes ago, Rob said:

    I've already got that info, with this coin's provenance to date as

    10.B R Noble 686, Gl 11/12/1975 P
         SCA 157, 15/11/2001, lot 519 P
         Rasmussen FPL 2/212, 2002 P
         Richardson FPL Spring 2004/46 P
         DNW 63, lot 326, 7/10/2004 P 13.74g
         M Sherman 320, DNW 68, 12/12/2005 P
         SNC 4/2006, HS2317 P

    I'm currently working through Bull to verify the provenances listed, as there are plenty of duplicate listings in different types or wrongly assigned errors. Bull gives this one as being on Roddy's list Spring 2002 item53 @ £1550, but I'm missing that FPL in the library. All the other sales are verified with images.

    The second coin I am trying to match is from the Sovereign FPL (Ilsley) for Nov. 2000, item 097 (£500). Again, a gap in the library. At £500 I suspect it's going to be pretty grotty, but there are a few candidates in the list already, pictured in the first post.

    Ahh, I see…I was responding to the ‘alternatively DNW 68 lot 320…will do for comparison!’ I assumed from that that you didn’t have the info.

    Good luck with the project :) 

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