My Mom Called Me From Portugal....

We cant wait to see

My mom is back! I wish I had excellent news but it was only OK. I had around 50 coins, but they were badly stored, so about 35 were common and chucked as they were beyond saving. Of the rest about 15, a few were pretty bad and had to be cleaned/conserved. Honestly considering the condition, I didn't care, they were pretty bad that I couldn't even read the date. After doing a few soaks and some washing I was able to get around 10 in OK condition. Of the 10, 4 were silver (about $10 in melt value, if all else fails, I have $10) of the others a few were pretty old including a 1921 5 centavos, a South African coin, 2 Mozambique and 1 Angola coin. After washing, I dipped each one in acetone and patted dry. I'm not going to sell them, so I don't really care, but I had forgotten I picked up coins from circulation even when I was 6-7 years old. These are the silvers.

I love at 1968