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Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/16/2021 06:37 am Wow lots of new members and coins here lately. Great the thread had been slowing off a bit lately. Nice Florins and the 1799 Halfpenny is not bad, high VG possibly cleaned historically. Report this Post to the Staff
Gainn Valued Member United Kingdom 218 Posts	Posted 04/16/2021 07:11 am Quote: the 1799 Halfpenny is not bad, high VG possibly cleaned historically Yeah, there is some signs under the muck that it's been brushed. I got a couple of other halfpennies from the same collection and they all show some crosshatching. Got this bundle for the princely sum of £1 from the same person. Nothing earth shattering but I didn't have that style of Guernsey thrup. Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 04/16/2021 11:09 am This one just in to complete my run of Queen Anne Halfcrowns: Report this Post to the Staff
Gainn Valued Member United Kingdom 218 Posts	Posted 04/16/2021 11:25 am Whoever did this hatchet job needs a stern talking to. Edited by Gainn 04/16/2021 3:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/16/2021 3:43 pm PaddyB - that is a "Sweet" Annie you have there. Very nice and neat coin. Gainn, I agree especially as it is already a very decent coin. They needed to realise that type of cleaning was more corrosive on pre 1860 coins as they were copper and not bronze. I would say it maybe citric with steel wool. Citric is the old put the coins a jar with lemon or orange jucie type thing. Report this Post to the Staff
Gainn Valued Member United Kingdom 218 Posts	Posted 04/16/2021 4:02 pm Quote: I agree especially as it is already a very decent coin. They needed to realise that type of cleaning was more corrosive on pre 1860 coins as they were copper and not bronze. Yeah, the oxidation and oil corrosion is fragile on these.. I'm really not sure what to do with this one because a couple of those scratches are fairly deep and the normal tricks to tone them down haven't really worked. As it's already been attacked, I'm semi-tempted to do a full sympathetic clean and let the process start from fresh. Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/16/2021 9:57 pm No such thing as a sympathetic clean. ALL cleaning is BAD CLEANING! Leave the coin alone, you will just make things worse. Cleaning is never the way to go. Report this Post to the Staff
Gainn Valued Member United Kingdom 218 Posts	Posted 04/17/2021 05:23 am Today's first pick up. (sort of) gap-filler. It's not horrible but I will get a better one at some point. Edited by Gainn 04/17/2021 07:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
zookeeperz Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 698 Posts	Posted 04/17/2021 07:39 am Nothing Spectacular picked up a couple of bits. A previously cleaned and re-toning 1826 George IV .925 Silver Shilling. Beats me why they would even attempt to clean the coin. As far as I can see it didn't have anything that would of needed it and for detail the coin is EF. I would imagine it wasn't far short of AU until someone let loose the cleaning gear. No matter how light it just spoils what was a beautiful coin. And another 1937 Two Shillings .500 silver that lied to me in the picture wasn't the reverse B I thought it was. So not a spectacular weekend but not an expensive one. Always have to add caution in to any buys as a must Report this Post to the Staff
Gainn Valued Member United Kingdom 218 Posts	Posted 04/17/2021 08:12 am Quote: A previously cleaned and re-toning 1826 George IV .925 Silver Shilling. Call me a heathen (I probably am), but I really like how the obverse looks on that one and I think it will look gorgeous when the highlights have mellowed in more. It's a shame when someone attacks a coin that nice, but I've seen far, far worse jobs (The halfpennies I recently got appear to have been repeatedly attacked by Freddy Krueger for example). I've had trouble getting a really nice '37. That one is better than most I've seen offered recently. Report this Post to the Staff
Gainn Valued Member United Kingdom 218 Posts	Posted 04/17/2021 11:35 am Jist going through a mixed bad of 3 and 6 pences my grandad gave me and this was in there. It's broken so I am obliged to list it on ebay for (at least) 5 grand, right? (kidding obviously) I would assume this is delamination? Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 04/17/2021 1:44 pm Edited by PaddyB 04/17/2021 1:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 04/17/2021 10:41 pm Gainn, try £5 and I am sure you will get some biters. Zoo - Welcome to my world, nearly every nice 19th century British coin I buy here is cleaned, (The 1887 florin was one of the few that was not) and its frustrating, but at the same time you can at leasy get a real coin with little wear. That shilling is beautiful. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 04/18/2021 10:22 am My favourite Half Crown amongst the ones that I own. I bought this from a dealer in Edinburgh sometime around 2010-2011 for £33,50. Report this Post to the Staff
Gainn Valued Member United Kingdom 218 Posts	Posted 04/18/2021 1:56 pm Very nice half crown. I don't think you'd get that for 33 quid now.. A few shillings mixed in with the bag of 3 and 6's. The 1927 looks really tonally different so not sure what's going on there. Report this Post to the Staff
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