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100 000 Złotych (Warsaw Uprising) - Poland

 
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 Posted 12/16/2022  3:22 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add ttkoo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hi all,
I was fortunate to take possession of an album of around 250 mostly Polish coins this week. I really have no experience with these. Amongst them was this capsuled coin which, I think, is a proof NCLT silver coin.
Numista has 150,000 mintage and looks like they are around the place from about AU$40 and upwards. They also list a trial strike in nickel with only 500 minted, but from the look of the coin I am guessing proof silver. I can't weigh it with the capsule.

So my real question is, there appears to be some fine detritus and the odd tiny hair inside the capsule, and at least 1 partial fingermark / scuff. Also I don't know the make up of the capsule.

If it was yours, would you bust it out and rehouse in a mylar 2x2 or flip, or some other housing, or would you just leave it be?

Thanks in advance
tt

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 Posted 12/16/2022  3:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would not bust it out but look for a seam along the edge to take it apart. I would also weight it in the capsule first.
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 Posted 12/16/2022  9:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ttkoo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That's probably sage advice John1.
Cotton gloves too. Thanks
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I was never a cotton glove fan, makes things too slippery. Just wash your hands before hand and be extra careful.
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 Posted 12/17/2022  07:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ttkoo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No pun intended John but the penny just dropped. Weigh it in the capsule, then weigh the capsule afterwards so I'm not dropping the raw coin on the scale.
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 Posted 06/09/2023  12:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add publius to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You can test whether it's nickel or silver by the use of a strong magnet. The plastic material will have about as much effect as that much empty space, so a noticeable attraction would still be felt.
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