hi im new and need help!

[kirsty]

i need to know how to clean a coin and i dentify it will not let me upload picture! tried everything option to upload!

[Rob]

i need to know how to clean a coin and i dentify it will not let me upload picture! tried everything option to upload!

First thing is don't clean it other than with soapy water if it is garden dirt. If it is silver and tarnished, leave it. Post a picture under 150kB using the attachment facility below the box you type into, or alternatively use a link to a hosting site such as Photobucket. When we can see what it is, we can better advise what to do.

[Coinery]

There is now a pinned thread on the forum that will also help with posting images!

Welcome aboard!

[kirsty]

Any Idea how on a iPhone?

[Coinery]

I'm using an iPhone now, and I haven't a blinking clue! I know we iPhoners drive poor old Peck crazy with our eBay item numbers, instead of 'proper' links!

[kirsty]

I will try tomorrow. Getting late

[azda]

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Any Idea how on a iPhone?

Don't think you can Upload direct from the iPhone

[Rob]

Any Idea how on a iPhone?

Yes, put it away and use a proper computer.

iPhone pictures or any other taken on a mobile are usually too poor to be of much use.

Edited June 16, 2013 by Rob

[Accumulator]

Any Idea how on a iPhone?

Yes, put it away and use a proper computer.

iPhone pictures or any other taken on a mobile are usually too poor to be of much use.

The options to add a photo to your post don't appear on the iPhone App for this forum. You will either need to load the discussion board as a full website in the safari browser, which will be difficult to use given the screen size, or use an ipad or computer .

[kirsty]

Ill try when I'm home from work thanx

[kirsty]

think its worked :/

[kirsty]

[davidrj]

Looks like a George V penny, no value in that condition

[kirsty]

thanks..

[kirsty]

just curious.. what are they worth in better condition?

[Accumulator]

David, your eyesight is a lot sharper than mine!

The value of a George V penny will entirely depend upon the date/variety and the condition. So a poor condition example (like yours, sorry) of any date is practically worthless, whereas a coin in perfect condition will range from perhaps £5 for a common date, through £3,000 for a rare date/variety (e.g. 1919KN), to the ultimate 1933 at £80,000+!

For comparison, a typical George V penny in top condition looks like this:

Edited June 17, 2013 by Accumulator

[Peter]

Depends on date and variety.

Even in Uncirculated. A 1935 or 36 may only get £1

[Coinery]

Depends on date and variety.

Even in Uncirculated. A 1935 or 36 may only get £1

I'd happily pay top Spink's book for AC's though!

[kirsty]

I cleaned it abit and can just make out 1915

[azda]

I cleaned it abit and can just make out 1915

Lol, take 86p off the £1 it was worth for cleaning it

[Accumulator]

I cleaned it abit and can just make out 1915

Not a rare date, unfortunately. If you search "1915 penny" on eBay you'll get an idea what they go for.

[kirsty]

I found it in the garden. Wasn't expecting it to be worth much..

[Peckris]

I found it in the garden. Wasn't expecting it to be worth much..

It's an interesting looking piece. Looks like it was buried in a high grade from what little I can see. The king's bust looks silver to me, but is that just the flash?

Take a much larger picture, reduce its resolution to below 150k and re-post here, if you feel like it.

It probably isn't worth much, but it could be an interesting curio.

[Peter]

Copper/bronze under ground is a big NO the only stuff which is nice is from the Thames mudlarkers or from a nice sandy soil.

[jhonjame]

I realy like it .I appericate this thread.Awesome! Thanks for that!