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New Member
New Zealand
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I'm still fairly average at grading coins so I thought I'd ask for some advice here  I have these two tokens, both are a fairly similar grade but both have different defects and I just can't decide which one to keep and which one to sell. TOKEN 1   Has some verdigris, but no rim dents and possibly less scratches on the field TOKEN 2   This one still has some mint lustre, but it is patchy, and has a small rim dent, and a small spot of verdigris. It appears to be more worn or a weaker strike than Token #1. From a distance this appears to be the more attractive coin and I was going to keep this one until I examined them both more closely. Anyone who is reasonably well versed in this kind of thing - help me out! |
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Moderator
 United States
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I think I like the first one and Verdicare better.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
4227 Posts |
I would keep #2 because I hate verdigris.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
Coin #2 has more wear than coin #1, but coin #1 has verdigris and coin #2 does not. However, verdigris can be removed with a careful acetone bath, as mentioned earlier. So I recommend trying to get rid of the verdigris with acetone and then making your decision.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Depends on how much and what you can afford. If not expensive and/or you can afford them both, keep them both. Both are rather nice looking. If not to expensive, just keep them.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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if you treat #1 with verdi-care you might end up with bright patches (similar to #2) where the verdigris was.
keep #2 without a doubt, simply for eye appeal alone.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
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verdigris can be removed with a careful acetone bath Acetone has little effect on verdigris. That's why BadThad had to formulate Verdicare. |
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Moderator
United States
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I like coin #2 better. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
I vote for coin #1 because I don't like the lighter spots on coin #2 but the choice is up to you.
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Valued Member
United States
306 Posts |
Agree with SsuperDdave I like #1 better..a little acetone and a soak in verdicare. Nice tokens!
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Pillar of the Community
2087 Posts |
The Milner & Thompson Penny Tokens are reasonably common. Current NZ Catalog value is about NZ$25.00 (US$18.00 roughly) I would avoid any examples with Verdigris so my Vote would go with number 2. But there is a third option: Hunt out a better example and sell both!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5394 Posts |
Im with AKiwi look for a better one. If forced to keep one #2 better eye appeal and no need to play acetone games with it.
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Valued Member
United States
272 Posts |
#1 all the way it has considerably less wear and looks a little more appealing
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
 New Zealand
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austrokiwi: Yes, that certainly is an option - especially without a conclusive agreement on here! Seems like a tough decision. Yes, not a large amount of money involved with this one, I'm still a beginner collector, but I do like the design of the tokens and it's nice to choose the right one. Also, these kind of coin discrimination skills are good to develop in case I ever should acquire any coin substantially more rare or expensive!
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Valued Member
United States
272 Posts |
If you want to start collecting tokens I would look at the cuban or jamacian tokens. They are fairly inexpensive and some of them have really good details
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Posted 12/30/2014 07:46 am
