| Author |
 Replies: 58 / Views: 6,994 |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
The dimes are pretty. What a shame though, this should be a warning thread for proper storage!
Aren't those bills still exchangeable though?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
5193 Posts |
cascade , I don't think so they are like glue to each other , and I don't want to make worst than what the are . do you or anybody has any idea of what I could do to pull them apart?
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Post the pic of them in the currency forum. They might know. Or pm BadThad or biokemist. That's what I would do
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
 I you told you the silver coins will come out nice. the copper and bills must have been soaking wet for decades. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
The copper cents are so far gone I would suggest a rock tumbler with mild abrasive. (Stop screaming at me. These coins are so badly corroded that any collectible value in there current condition is pretty much zero. Even a 14 D or 09S VDB isn't going to be worth much. Common coins aren't even depositable at the bank in this condition. Some tumbling with fine grit should remove the surface corrosion and make them identifiable. Sure they will be "cleaned" but they won't just be a lump of corroded copper and the worthless commons will be able to be rolled and deposited.) Far the paper money disturb them as little as possible (Stop moving them around or fooling with them) The Treasury does have a dept for examining and redeeming currency that has been "destroyed" (eaten by animals, burnt in a fire etc.) through the BEP All they can do is redeem the face value but pretty much any collectible value is already gone. Information on how to have the currency redeemed can be found here https://www.frbservices.org/operati...nd_coin.htmlEdited by Conder101
09/16/2015 11:22 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Along the lines of Conder, in this extreme case, I was going to suggest a ultrasonic jewelry cleaner for the cents.....might knock a little of the rust off.
Heck of a nice find btw.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
Don't try to separate the currency by pulling apart dry. Soak in warm water for about an hour, carefully pull apart and blot with a paper towel. After blotting, put each note between a piece of newspaper keeping them separated. Place a few books on the pile and let dry for 24 hours.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1788 Posts |
The bills seem cool i'd try and save them.
As for the pennies, they are pretty much done for, which is a shame.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
452 Posts |
Wow, looks like some decent dimes in there.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5193 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2376 Posts |
The nickels are way better than I thought they would be.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1249 Posts |
You are a lucky -words not appropriate for forum- you know that . I'm green with envy
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1249 Posts |
I'm still waiting for these dollars hahaha :p
Edited by tweak800
09/21/2015 1:31 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
4593 Posts |
You can also send the US Currency to the BEP - they have people who do recoveries. For each bill that is present over a certain amount, you get full value, and for those less preserved you get the proportionate amount. Call them and ask how. Could be a nice pile of change (pardon the pun)
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5193 Posts |
|
| |
Replies: 58 / Views: 6,994 |
First Page
Posted 09/16/2015 07:28 am
