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Its just in a capsule like the some of the uncirc sets. I have opened up the penny and 50c with no issues. Nope - this is like the 2006 proof Lucky Loon and 2005 Poppy bookmark coins. It takes a _lot_ to free that coin. (I used liquid nitrogen to free mine.) "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Did I get the resin off? Not quite yet, lol. One side is complete but some residue left. I have been putting coins trapped like this in the quick freeze side on my fridge. :) The expansion and contraction with the temperature change seems to work somewhat. I haven't looked at the couple I have in the freezer for a month or so though.
Roger...how long does it take for the liquid nitrogen to do its thing?
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Its tough stuff. Some say boil, or freeze.
The gold plating stayed on the silver ok with resin removal
The red poppy on the 2006(?) quarter I tried peeled off with the resin
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Roger...how long does it take for the liquid nitrogen to do its thing? Not long!!  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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I boiled mine. BTW - I had a really interesting error coin and eventually sold it on ebay.  |
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Boiled, hmmm? I'll give it a go, lol. Sounds like a good job for tomorrow...I was worried the gold would come off.
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Do I understand if I want to liberate the cent from the report, it will be covered in something. I figured it was housed in a capsule within the report. I guess my will never be freed. AS I don't want to bother with boiling or freezing it. They are nicely done coins. They seem to mark the era of lower mintage nclt coins.
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I didn't have to boil mine at all for the cent and 50c. Just have to peel the back layer of plastic is the 5c different?
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01/06/2016 11:43 pm
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qvb are you saying its easy to free the penny and there's no residue. I don't want to go through all the steps as posted above. I did find the report an interesting read. its seems when they started to make major changes to collector coins and mintages. I have only read the 2003 report. I need to read some current ones. What does the fifty cent coin look like. I haven't seen one yet.
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For the penny and 50c piece I just removed the capsule from the book, cut the corners of the plastic (make sure to not cut close to the penny), then with my finger nail I was able to separate the bottom and top layer of the capsule. No residue and No boiling required. But based on what SPP said looks like the 5c is different.
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01/08/2016 1:48 pm
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These nickels have become quite pricy. Starting at $89-$211 on ebay. Gatewest has 1 for $109, seems like there must be some demand for these coins nowadays. I wonder what changes in perception to make a coin go from little interest to highly desirable. Lets face it, it is the same coin after all. It shows how a coins popularity can change years later. |
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A nice subset of this nickel would be to have all its different varieties. The circulation, silver proof, report, and the 1 oz silver. All together would make a stunning set.
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I did finally send in my boiled nickel to ICCS and this is what I got back :)  |
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