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New Member
 Canada
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I appreciate the replies...I feel less upset. I guess it's the whole fact that something has survived remarkably well for 1800 years and then I go and do this... as an aside is there anything I could do to even out the patina? I little olive oil or should I simply leave the chipped area and put it back in it's protective case?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
I drilled a hole in an already damaged 1964 Kennedy a few years back with the intention of putting it on my keyring. I immediately kicked myself in the rear over it, even though it was already damaged and I put the hole through the damaged spot.
It was promptly traded in for some silver Rosies at the LCS.
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Moderator
 United States
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I've had it happen several times and every time I want to kick my self. You would think that after all the centuries the coin has survived it could take being dropped. I've heard horror stories of coins accidentally being dropped completely breaking into pieces. So might be able to repair the chip with a little super glue.
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New Member
Canada
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It was that nice dark slightly glassy emerald green patina and it ended up just a bunch of little flakes..it's on the edge but now lighter than the rest of the surface..if I could darken it a bit it wouldn't look so bad.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I bought a bunch of those paper thin medieval coins from a seller in eastern Europe. He stuck them between two adhesive pads to get them past customs on the way out.
I was too hasty and made a tear in one, about 1/3 of the way into the coin. Also lost a lot of flakes from the surface to the adhesive because I didn't take my time to get them out properly.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
The only worse thing is to drop a coin, hear it roll, and never finding it. Ever. I changed my library tile color to a monotone just so I could find things I dropped.
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Moderator
United States
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I think I've put a staple scratch on a low value coin before. Me too--that is why I flatten my staples now. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yep gave vinegar a try to restore a dateless buff. and forgot about it. this is what happened.   note it's still dateless |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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The only worse thing is to drop a coin, hear it roll, and never finding it. That's why I carefully check all floor areas I clean for coins. I've had cases of finding lost coins after over a year. |
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Valued Member
United States
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When I was younger, I wanted my wheat pennies to be shiny, so I soaked them in lemon juice, didn't rinse them afterwards, and now they're stained forever.
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Moderator
Australia
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Yep. Been there, broke that. Also done the ruin-copper-coin-by-acid thing (as a kid, after watching a science show on TV that demonstrated making copper coins shiny again). If you're still feeling bad, maybe reading this thread on the subject will make you feel better. Or at least, less lonely in your misery. You can see my own example on page 2 of that thread. 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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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I tried to remove corrosion on an LRBC* by heating it, then dropping into cold water. I reasoned that differential expansion and contraction of the good metal under the surface corrosion salts would result in the corrosion salts falling off the coin, or at least would be much easier to remove. I was wrong. Complete loss of the coin, into hundreds of tiny black particles was the result.  * Late Roman Bronze Coin. Value loss? - about $15. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Handle ancient silver coins with care; they may have internal silver crystallization, which can very considerably weaken the coin. That is why the edges of them so often appear to be chipped.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I haven't damaged any but I do wonder that a coin can survive 2400 years only to get lost in the post.
The rate of my post not arriving seems disproportionate...and always with a coin the I cannot replace. Grrr!
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Valued Member
Italy
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Anyway I must admit that, if I never had the occasion to drop/scratch/badly cleaning/hurt/carry around a coin I liked, probably I wouldn't still be in this hobby...
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Posted 08/31/2016 1:54 pm
