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New Member
Canada
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Was showing my dad a bronze coin when it slipped out of my hands and fell edge first onto to kitchen counter....knocking a chip off the edge and taking a letter with it...I felt horrible as it had a great patina and now there is an obviously new chip.Oh well what's done is done still a nice coin but I knocked the value and eye appeal down a notch or two.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
Ouch. Bummer. I think I've put a staple scratch on a low value coin before. I wish coins could heal themselves. Haha!
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New Member
 Canada
29 Posts |
Wasn't a high value coin but I was proud to own it...now I get the examine coins over a nice piece of velvet or something...had to vent my stupidity somewhere and Coin Forum is a good place I guess.Maybe a good cautionary tale.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Sorry about the broken coin, Peter...a sad, occasional consequence of handling lots of coins. Here's a thread from last year with a similar theme: https://goccf.com/t/243765 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Sorry to hear that story ... I know it hurts ... For me .... Learning to restore ancient coins ... And figuring out I am Not good at it .... --------- Worse one for me was ... Getting ready to take a picture of a high Morgan, that was a good VAM variety. I dropped the coin, it hit face first into the camera stand. Then a couple more hits before rolling across the floor. It was no longer a high grade Morgan. If I remember right I was so mad I through the Morgan in the trash. It was a long time before I wanted to take coin pictures after that. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
Yup. I've killed a Roman coin and a few Chinese coins that way. :(
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Valued Member
Italy
78 Posts |
It can happen on ancient coins. I'm still feeling sorry to one of my very first purchases, an 1857 Ferdinando II 120 grana from Two Sicilies. I was a kid back then and I used to carry this huge silver coin with me anytime, and as a result, scratches and hits widespreads over the coin's already not-so-good-looking surfaces. Now it's a lot worse than when I buyed it, but nonetheless, memories compensate the loss in value... I guess.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yes -- dropped them, scratched them.
So far I haven't damaged anything valuable or precious to me. I was still disappointed by what I had accidentally done. I can only imagine how you feel.
You were proud to own it and that shouldn't change. In the future when you see the chip on the coin -- don't think about the accident that caused it -- think about showing it to your father.
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New Member
Canada
29 Posts |
I appreciate the replies...I feel less upset. I guess it's the whole fact that something has survived remarkably well for 1800 years and then I go and do this... as an aside is there anything I could do to even out the patina? I little olive oil or should I simply leave the chipped area and put it back in it's protective case?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
I drilled a hole in an already damaged 1964 Kennedy a few years back with the intention of putting it on my keyring. I immediately kicked myself in the rear over it, even though it was already damaged and I put the hole through the damaged spot.
It was promptly traded in for some silver Rosies at the LCS.
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Moderator
 United States
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I've had it happen several times and every time I want to kick my self. You would think that after all the centuries the coin has survived it could take being dropped. I've heard horror stories of coins accidentally being dropped completely breaking into pieces. So might be able to repair the chip with a little super glue.
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New Member
Canada
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It was that nice dark slightly glassy emerald green patina and it ended up just a bunch of little flakes..it's on the edge but now lighter than the rest of the surface..if I could darken it a bit it wouldn't look so bad.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
I bought a bunch of those paper thin medieval coins from a seller in eastern Europe. He stuck them between two adhesive pads to get them past customs on the way out.
I was too hasty and made a tear in one, about 1/3 of the way into the coin. Also lost a lot of flakes from the surface to the adhesive because I didn't take my time to get them out properly.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
The only worse thing is to drop a coin, hear it roll, and never finding it. Ever. I changed my library tile color to a monotone just so I could find things I dropped.
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Moderator
United States
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I think I've put a staple scratch on a low value coin before. Me too--that is why I flatten my staples now. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yep gave vinegar a try to restore a dateless buff. and forgot about it. this is what happened.   note it's still dateless |
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Posted 08/31/2016 11:03 am
