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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes, would like to see some photos. Thanks.
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New Member
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Thank you all for the warm welcome!
I hadn't noticed any bulges but then again I wasn't really looking for them. I am an amateur coin collector at best. I will certainly be looking for them when I get home tonight.
We were lucky with the fire. I didn't burn the entire house down. It just took out the kitchen. Old wiring did it. That is the down side to living in an older home. The farm has been in my husband's family since 1812. One cool thing that came out of it though is that while repairing the home we found a confederate bill in the wall. Unfortunately someone had stuck it between two pieces of tape to "preserve" it.
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 to CCF! Distilled water bath to get loose surface soot off, then as needed Acetone bath to remove any sticky or oily residue afterward. Just be sure to use pure acetone from a hardware store, NOT nail polish remover as that has impurities in it. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Fire coins are difficult to impossible to conserve. I've had my go at many over the years. First thing, make sure NONE of them are valuable key or semi-key dates. Set those aside if you have any!
Put all the non-valuable coins into a colander and using running hot water to see if you remove anything. If isn't working, add some liquid dish soap, mix them around with your hands under running hot water with the soap. Hopefully, the soot is light enough to come off.
It's a waste of time and resources to do much else to a bunch of common coins. Only those that have any decent value should be brought through a "normal" conservation process.
GOOD LUCK
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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The value of these coins are not in the rarity but rather in a personal connection. According to the OP DeesyDoo the value of each coin is attached to their Father and I'm guessing the memories they bring back. Quote:
None of them are very valuable but I collected a lot of them with my Father and they mean a lot to me. I would not just pour the less valuable coins into a colander ands wish them around. One at a time is how I would go about it. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Given the photos, I think the coins did rather well under difficult circumstances.
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Given the photos, I think the coins did rather well under difficult circumstances. I can agree with that. |
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I agree. It could have been much worse. Thankfully the fire didn't start in the same room, plus the were in coin holders. The holders took the majority of the damage.
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Given the photos, I think the coins did rather well under difficult circumstances. Agreed.  Quote:
The holders took the majority of the damage. Their sacrifice should be remembered and celebrated.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yep, look good to me! 1928 Peace dollar is a dandy key date! |
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LOL, I had no idea that was a key date. I don't have many Peace dollars. I mostly have a ridiculous amount of various pennies |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Those don't look bad, not what I was expecting. You posted some pretty good coins that might be worth individual treatment.
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Those coins don't look bad compared to some of the coins I have now. They faired well. Also, they worth more than face value. The Kennedy half is 40% silver. The Peace dollar is 90% silver, and if it is a 1928, it is worth much more than the silver content. |
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