Latest Acquisitions

[accumulator]

Thanks,very nice :ok:

[lacey]

WOW do tell your ID, so I can make a bid, pleeeeeeeaase.
Bugger!  I already have one and paid $200 for it.

[accumulator]

Here ya go Lacey. http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/dhgrail/m.html?item=140846823221&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562

[markn]

A couple of cheapies.  

1963 florin with reverse planchet flaw



Nicely toned 1962 shilling.

[chookcity]

My latest additions. Also shown elsewhere. I've always liked show and tell. Lol. :yahoo:

[markn]

My latest additions. Also shown elsewhere. I've always liked show and tell. Lol. :yahoo:

:drooling:  Show and tell whenever you like.

[accumulator]

Got this nice Ramstrike a couple of days ago.

[naomi_j86]

My Granny no longer wanted her coin albums, so while I don't have a pre-decimal collection (or know much about the coins), I couldn't handle the thought of someone else having a collection she worked so hard on at one stage.
The albums are almost full (none of the super rare coins, but there is a nice 1934-5 florin)
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(Photo did go a little funny)
~Naomi.

[trout]

My Granny no longer wanted her coin albums, so while I don't have a pre-decimal collection (or know much about the coins), I couldn't handle the thought of someone else having a collection she worked so hard on at one stage.
The albums are almost full (none of the super rare coins, but there is a nice 1934-5 florin)

(Photo did go a little funny)
~Naomi.

Those coins look prety good to me:yahoo:

[Fordprefect]

The albums are almost full (none of the super rare coins, but there is a nice 1934-5 florin)

All pre-decimals are nice, just some are nicer.
Look after them.
Remove them all from the PVC death trap they are in NOW.
The dreaded PVC desease plus Verdi attack has already started.

Enjoy them :exclamation::exclamation:

[naomi_j86]

Remove them all from the PVC death trap they are in NOW.
The dreaded PVC desease plus Verdi attack has already started.

And do what with them?

[JeffH]

Get a Dansco album for the florins and match the others? Supreme is more expensive but lets you see both sides.
Or get some 2x2 holders.
These readily available from coin dealers or eBay.
If coins in plastic pages are "cloudy" then a swab with acetone removes the film.:yahoo:

Jeff

[naomi_j86]

If coins in plastic pages are "cloudy" then a swab with acetone removes the film.:yahoo:

Isn't it a big 'no no' to touch coins with anything?

If the coins have some of 'stuff' growing on them, wouldn't putting them next to each other in a dansco album not fix anything? Just encourage it to keep growing and eating away?

[wwwww]

Acetone doesn't react with silver, so it won't damage the coin at all, the swab however may. That being said, PVC will most certain damage the coin over time if not removed.

[JeffH]

Water, acetone (main ingredient of nail polish remover) and xylene (usually used as a paint thinner/cleaner) are all considered coin safe. Anything else, forget.
The idea is to remove deposits without affecting the metal of the coin itself. Pat dry the coin with a lint free cloth or paper towel after. We don't want scratches.
A wooden toothpick can be used to carefully remove some deposits from fine parts of the design.

There are specialist coin cleaning fluids on the market but they won't achieve anything the previously mentioned will. And, they are expensive.
One exception, apparently, is a product called Verdi-Care developed by a coin collecting chemist. It is claimed to remove organic deposits and light verdigris and stabilise the surface of the coin. It is promoted as a conserving, not cleaning, product. I have no experience of it but many highly recommend it. Certainly the before and after photos I have seen are impressive.  Not generally available in Australia.

Cleaning this way is fine. The injunctions against cleaning coins are directed at things like steel wool, powder cleaners, brasso and acids (vinegar, coke, lemon juice etc.) that people often use in ignorance. Caustic soda, washing soda and bi-carb soda are sometimes suggested but they will react with the metal and dull the coin.

Here endeth the condensed coin cleaning sermon. Comments and debating points can be posted here.

Jeff