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Fuzzy317
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United States
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I rescued this "1965 Great Britain 1 Crown, Winston Churchill" coin out of my local dealer's junk box. First I will show a stock photo.
These 2 pictures are this coin's obverse and reverse.
Other than dipping in acetone, what should I do to return this coin to its former glory.
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
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Looks like it has been in a fire
Aim to Enjoy life. You only get one shot at it
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
6475 Posts |
Richard Lobel in his Coincraft catalogue does NOT like Oscar Nemo's design for Churchill.
I DO like it; I think that it is somewhat innovative, and has a sculptural character about the image.
Never was keen on the Gillick bust of Lizzie, however.
Pricewise, still junkbox material.
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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I think that coin has seen it's best days go by, as have I. I do not think there is much that can be done to restore it, sorry.  Pay your taxes! 12 million illegal immigrants are depending on it.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have."
Thomas Jefferson
Oldest Circulation Find ----- 1897S Barber Quarter
Oldest Detector Find -------- 1803 Large cent
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Pillar Of The Community
Australia
4222 Posts |
PM me your postal address and I will send you a good one. I have several of these spare ( I just have a thing for crown/dollar sized coins)  Aim to Enjoy life. You only get one shot at it
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United States
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Thanks for the offer, but I wasn't planning to get one when I walked out the door today. I felt sorry for how it had been treated or mistreated. Think I will try a dip in acetone. It was only $1, so no worries if it eventually goes in my junk box.
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Moderator
Australia
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I'm glad you told us it was a Churchill, because, I wouldn't have guessed otherwise.  Acetone won't hurt it, though I doubt it will help much, either. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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Well no matter what its still legal tender in the UK at 25 pence, some verdicare might get rid of the greenish material on it though
Oldest Found-------
Cent: 1842 (from machine)
Three Cent: 1866 [Nickel] (from machine)
Nickel: 1883 (from roll)
Dime: 1911 (from roll)
Quarter: 1932 (from machine)
Half: 1917 (from roll)
Dollar: 1880 (from machine)
Foriegn: 1863 (from machine)
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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In my neighborhood these are so numerous, I can find quite good looking specimens in a scratch tray for a quarter a piece. Quote:
Never was keen on the Gillick bust of Lizzie, however. I'm the opposite. I suspect that's what got me into British monarchs when I was a teen. |
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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Turning it into a pocket piece for a year or two would be the only reasonable way to give that coin some measure of visual respectability |
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United States
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I have never had a "pocket piece", my pockets usually have stuff in them.  I will have to use a back pocket, since they don't normally have anything metallic. I might give that a try first, thanks. |
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United Kingdom
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I've seen coins of that metal go like that when they have been left in a wet place outside for years. Beyond redemption I think unfortunately. The good news is that they are not rare and when they came out people were buying wrapped up stacks of £5 value of them to keep for posterity. I have a pack somewhere. They appear to go on eBay for only around £1 each.
Mike.
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Moderator
United States
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This is the coin after I tried the coin in my pocket for 86 hours (pocket with no other change).   Then I tried it in acetone for 61.5 hours with no difference. Will try it as a pocket piece again, along with other change. |
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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I see some light shining through!
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United States
3858 Posts |
This is the coin after I tried the coin in my pocket for 5 weeks (pocket with other change).   I will stop here. |
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Valued Member
United States
262 Posts |
That is some remarkable progress there. Doesn't even look like the same coin.
Oldest roll finds: Pennies: 1906 IHC, 1947 Canadian Dimes: 1941-S |
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Posted 05/21/2012 7:02 pm
