1902 half crown

[craigy]

i noticed this slabbed half crown, whats with the tarnish, etc, is it a victim of mint wiping ?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1902-Great-Britain-Silver-1-2-Half-Crown-PROOF-Coin-NGC-PF-63-MATTE-KM-802-/361941738874?hash=item544568a57a:g:5j8AAOSwLnBX5YEP

[Paulus]

30 minutes ago, craigy said:

i noticed this slabbed half crown, whats with the tarnish, etc, is it a victim of mint wiping ?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1902-Great-Britain-Silver-1-2-Half-Crown-PROOF-Coin-NGC-PF-63-MATTE-KM-802-/361941738874?hash=item544568a57a:g:5j8AAOSwLnBX5YEP

I believe so yes - I hope the coin looks a lot nicer in hand than those photos suggest!

[Paulus]

I have this matt proof half crown which I will be selling at some point, notice the (relatively minor) Mint wipe

 

[craigy]

26 minutes ago, Paulus said:

I believe so yes - I hope the coin looks a lot nicer in hand than those photos suggest!

looks bleeding awful doesn't it,    

 

thats a nice half crown, don't know what to buy next on the coin front,    recent events have soured things a bit, trouble is i always collected proofs piedfort £1 coins etc, and have difficulty buying anything other than proof now, bit of a mare really

[VickySilver]

Paulus has a decent one there! The OP coin likely has little wear but sadly has had that wipe and some differential toning that, horror of horrors, IMO would dip lightly for about 5 seconds with the mandatory light detergent and then water rinse & tamp with cotton cloth.....Prob not quite as bad as its appearance as far as wear, and the toning detracts certainly.

[craigy]

On 7/20/2017 at 3:46 PM, VickySilver said:

Paulus has a decent one there! The OP coin likely has little wear but sadly has had that wipe and some differential toning that, horror of horrors, IMO would dip lightly for about 5 seconds with the mandatory light detergent and then water rinse & tamp with cotton cloth.....Prob not quite as bad as its appearance as far as wear, and the toning detracts certainly.

looks like it is scratched too