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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Kneeling is a founder of the university Charles IV. Czech (Bohemian) King and Roman Emperor, standing is St. Wenceslaus, patron of the country. Maybe you can know him from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5E8...ture=relatedPS When you get sick of my comments, please let me know. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Hi - Please keep them coming - they are really informative :)
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Pillar of the Community
France
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I second that, thanks for the additional informations! That's also why collecting coins is interesting, there are lots of stuffs to learn (history, geography, etc ...)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Try an overnight acetone bath on that 1948.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Hi - I've never "cleaned" any coin other than some ancients - so I think I'll pass on that - thanks. I prefer them as untouched as I can get. Not sure which 1948 coin you mean though. Todays ....  Date 1951 Size (mm) 31 Weight (g) 14.0 Silver 0.5000 Tariff 100 Korun Ob. Leg. REPUBLIKA CESKOSLOVENSKA Ob. Desc. Lion (rampant) within stylised shield Rev. Leg. KLEMENT GOTTWALD, TRICET LET KOMUNISTICKE STRANY CESKOSLOVENSKA Rev. Desc. Bust right References; Novotny 50 Notes: 30th anniversary - Communist Party; 1,000,000 mintage |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Not much to comment, Klement Goottwald was the first communists president, syphilitic, alcoholic and murderer.  In 2005 he was voted the Worst Czech in a Czech Television poll. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Really beautiful coins, Bacchus2. I have just a few Czech coins, but nothing to compare to these. Thanks for showing them. Steve  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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He was a leader I didn't know much about - and yes - not the nicest of people. I have coins of Nero, Caligula, some of the Kahns of the Golden Horde, (Japanese puppet states in WWII, etc, etc, - so I think it would be difficult to limit a collection to just depicting "nice people". Maybe the people who rise to those sorts of positions of power aren't nice by definition. Possibly best to get the rulers of questionable morality out of the way on the one day then   Date 1949 Size (mm) 31 Weight (g) 14 Silver 0.5000 Tariff 100 Korun Ob. Leg. REPUBLIKA CESKOSLOVENSKA Ob. Desc. Lion (rampant) shield within Rev. Leg. J.V. STALIN 21 XII 1949 References; Krause 30; Novotny 49 I know this is one of the few contempory coins showing Stalin, but not much more than that. I assume the regime at the time was quite eastern leaning in it's outlook. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Not eastern leaning, worshiping.  |
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Hi - I've never "cleaned" any coin other than some ancients - so I think I'll pass on that - thanks. I prefer them as untouched as I can get. k26, n44. I understand, but if you don't get that green crap off it, it will eat into the metal and ruin the surface. Don't think of it as cleaning, but preservation, like stopping rust. |
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Pillar of the Community
France
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The green stuff of the coin comes from the PCV plastic envelope used to store the coin. Acetone will remove it, it's the only way ... on the long run this stuff will eat your coin, beggfredd is right. Check that out : http://coins.about.com/od/caringfor...mage_faq.htm |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Todays contribution  Date 1966 Size (mm) 30 Weight (g) 12.0g Silver 0.5000 Tariff 10 Korun Ob. Leg. CESKOSLOVENSKA SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA 1966 Ob. Desc. Shield within Rampant Lion Rev. Leg. VELKA MORAVA 1100 LET Rev. Desc. Horseman within circle References; Krause 61; Novotny 111 Notes: 1100th anniversary of Death of Svätopluk of Great Moravia |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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And just noticed the "presevation" tips. Now that you mention it - it is slightly greenish. I don't keep any of these in plastic - they are in a cabinet - but I suspect it was in plastic before I got it. I'll maybe give it a go. I'm not sure where to get acetone though - maybe the chemist? It's not that expensive a coin so maybe I will do as you suggest. Thanks for nagging me |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Acetone doesn't harm coin at all but don't buy it in paint shop, get a pure one from chemist.  |
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United States
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100% acetone is available at a paint store, or a pharmacy/chemist. It's generally available in smaller quantities at the chemist, cheaper at the paint store. DO NOT use nail polish remover, which is mostly acetone, but contains softeners and other additives.
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