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What I am wondering is who is the actual owner of the items? The US govt? The commonwealth of MA? The city of Boston? Who are the decision makers?
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The plan is to conserve and catalog the items that were uncovered, and then return them to where they were found.
They are considering adding some items to the time capsule as well.
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that 1652 looked to be lustrous. am I wrong about that?
I love that they will place it back as they found it. Add a few memorial clad quarters and be on your way. Let the next group open it in 200 more years. awesome.
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Are there any straight down shots? IMHO these coins should not be returned to be entombed for future generations (and perhaps lost/damaged), but displayed properly to encourage collectors and present a historic and educational experience. Too bad that Revere et al did not leave a note with their future wishes (maybe they did).
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Are there any straight down shots? Unforunately not. I'm sure they will get high quality images of each coin in the near future, for cataloging purposes. |
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I hope they don't screw the coins up by improperly cleaning them. When I visited the Stockholm Coin Museum http://www.myntkabinettet.se/englishIt was incredibly impressive by the amount of awesome old and rare coins, but so many of them were cleaned including some rare proof only US Trade dollars in their collection. |
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I watched a quick 2 minute video and the lady mentioned while she was opening the box that a number of them were treated with acid back in the 19th century when they opened the capsule around the civil war.
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Guessing the primary value of these coins is the provenance not the grade or dates/mints. Even if common dates in average condition, they are essentially museum pieces.
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The video I saw had the first few coins that they took out look pretty corroded.. I would imagine the first "burial" with a leather pouch (the tanning process uses acids) did a number on the original set of coins. I would imagine the 1850s era coins faired better in the copper tomb. If you were in charge of what coins were to be added...what three coins would you chose to add? For me.... 1) Silver Eagle 2) Gold Eagle 3) Proof Jefferson nickelI would also toss in a handful of Zincolns just to puzzle the next crew to open it as to what the piles of zinc oxide could have been...LOL |
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Typical poor quality photos, the only ones that are halfway decent show moderate corrosion.
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Don't forget the 1788 Massachusetts cent at the upper right. Looks to be a Ryder 10-L.  |
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