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I am going through some mint sets that my dad collected and some of the sets from the 1950's came only in an envelope containing a cardboard with punched holes for the coins with a tissue paper type flap. These coins look awful, almost black in places. Is there anything that can be done to help them?
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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 and yes please do NOT clean them. Do you know the years? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes it would be better if you could take some photos of those. If the coins are in plastic, they shouldn't have deteriorated or discolored. However, it sounds like they are raw, meaning just no protecting covering. Regardless, any attempt on cleaning them up would possibly ruin their originality. Just a tissue paper flap over them? Not sure but doesn't sound like what the Mint would send. Please take some photos and post.
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New Member
 United States
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They are mint sets from 1954-58  |
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New Member
United States
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The pink paper is just that, paper. there is nothing covering the coins.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do NOT clean them with anything...ever.
50's mint set toning is some of the prettiest natural toning and commands a premium. ....and this is from a person that does not particulary care for toned coins, because the toning always hides issues in terms of grading.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Those are amazing and quite valuable in that condition! Awesome coins and the possibilities of errors and variety coins wow what a cool thing your dad did! Super awesome!
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Valued Member
United States
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Yes, those are extremely nice!
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Valued Member
United States
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I wouldn't try to clean those at all. It's a beautiful mint set.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Keep them just as they are....No Cleaning as the others have said. I agree with rupester 500%. Check em for errors and varieties. Plus toned coins if nice looking sell for a premium ...Many collectors such as myself love em. Good luck in whatever you decide to do with them.
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Valued Member
United States
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Those sets are a treasure, especially with the intact original packaging.
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Valued Member
United States
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Those sets are a treasure, especially with the intact original packaging.  |
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New Member
United States
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hi - I'm trying to figure out how to tell if the mint / proof sets from the 40's and early 50's in plastic cases offered on ebay are really FROM the original u.s. mint and proof sets..... i see many U.S. mint and proof sets offered on ebay in "plastic" holders... my concern, is whether these coins have been cleaned or not.... sure, they all "LOOK" really nice" but I can't tell on an individual coin by coin basis, if someone originally preserved them that way something else? appreciate any opinions? thanks! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The 1940s/50s coins you see for sale in a hard plastic case might be from an original Mint or Proof Set but there is no guarantee of that and no way to verify it, you have to treat it as a privately assembled set. As far as cleaned or not, you would have to evaluate them on an individual basis as no generalizations can be made.
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