Found Three Florins, Pulled Out Of The Dirt:

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Another Opportunity New Member Australia 25 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 06:04 am I found three florins metal detecting, how should I deal with the dirt? I keep reading "never clean coins" and things like that regarding valuable or thought to be valuable coins. I don't want to damage them in any way, what's your advice? I have acetone though, I thought about soaking them in distilled water. The quarter is for non-Australians: Edited by Another Opportunity 09/07/2012 06:05 am Report this Post to the Staff

CoinManTim Valued Member Australia 318 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 07:04 am These are all late date florins, 50% silver. Being that these look worn (trying to look underneath the dance) these won't fetch much over silver spot value. clean em harsh, get that dirt off, then you've got 1/2 oz of shiney silver. Edited by CoinManTim 09/07/2012 07:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 07:06 am Hi Nice find! I wish I could dig up florins! The florins you have dug are silver but beyond that have little numismatic value due to their grade. Dates prior to 1946 are 92.5% Ag and those from 46 onwards are 50% Ag. In this case cleaning the coins cant really damage the value. By all means start with water then acetone. Edited by enworb 09/07/2012 07:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
Another Opportunity New Member Australia 25 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 07:29 am Thanks guys, these were pretty much my thoughts as well, I just needed confirmation. Report this Post to the Staff
juzzyb Valued Member Australia 215 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 11:03 pm ooh ancient florins Report this Post to the Staff
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