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Valued Member
United States
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Hi to all - I wish I had joined this forum months ago! My dad passed away in Aug. 2016 and left a hoard of accumulated coins of all ages and from all over the world. Also, my mom bought coins for investment - US Mint proof sets, but also ancient world coins. Since then I have been slowly figuring out what parts of the hoard I want to build on and turn into a collection. I like old copper coins a lot, but I also love Barber coins, Morgan dollars, and Trade dollars. And also weird denominations - trimes, two-cent pieces, 20-cent coins. In the past year and a half, I've made more than my share of newbie mistakes, and I hope to learn from this forum how to care properly for the coins I inherited and the best ways to build up a collection of my own. I welcome comments and suggestions from you all! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So sorry to hear of your dad's passing. At the same time I'm excited to hear about what he left you. Please share details and photos so we can all take a peek a what you have.
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Moderator
 United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I commensurate with your loss. I hope you may use the collection as a way to carry on your heritage. Never fear asking any questions here. The vast majority of us are here to learn and to share our knowledge. We especially love helping new collectors on the many paths available to enjoyment of your collection. |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks for the welcome, and I am more than happy to post a sampling of my dad's coins! These will highlight my biggest problem - quite a few were stored in PVC plastic, and even those that weren't have some green stuff on them. Not all, but enough that I despair of fixing the problem. Suggestions will be gratefully welcomed!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry for your loss. Hopefully others can help with foreign coins. to the CCF! |
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Valued Member
United States
109 Posts |
Here are the backs of those coins. I am still getting the hang of uploading.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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RubyOpal:............... *
Your posts so far suggest that potentially, you could develop quite an interest in coin collecting.
You will certainly get all the encouragement you need from continued interest as a member, here in the CCF.
My advice for the coins you have is to research them in your spare time for their background, just to learn a little more about them.
Keep them - they are after all, a memorial from your parents.
With a little more knowledge about them, you will be in a better position to build on what you already have.
The British silver coin appears to be a Half Crown of James 11. Even in the condition is is in, it is still worth around $120. I hope this may encourage you to find a bit more about it.
My first coin (1926 George 1V shilling) was given to me by my father when I was a teenager. I still have it.
About 4 years later, I developed an embryonic interest in ancient coins, which grew into an interest in collecting coins of all ages and cultures, which has continued for the rest of my life.
* I also have a lifetime interest in the study of, the collection and cutting of faceted gemstones.
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Canada
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I first want to say that you have my consolations on your father's passing. Now, I'm not an expert, but I am told that the "green stuff" on your coins can be solved by bathing them in acetone. Use 100% acetone (can be found at Walmart) then rinse in distilled water and pat dry. From what I'm told, the acetone won't harm your coins. I just recently hear of someone using it on their "coin of christ" from the eighth century. I AM NOT AN EXPERT! The coins you have are valuable (going by sel 69I's post), so I wouldn't advise giving them an acetone bath until someone more experienced backs up this post. On another note, welcome to the CCF! I hope you become a coin collector as well, and although it sounds cliche, you definitely do learn a lot about history and cool coin facts while collecting. You might even be able to impress your friends by explaining to them all the varieties of coins in their pocket change (not really, my friends say I'm nerd. That is until I tell them that I sold a dime for ten bucks!) Have fun and ask away! Plenty of people here are happy to help, and there is tons of information in the forum archives. Happy collecting! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Welcome to the Forum!
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to ccf. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you are correct that the green residue does look like it's from storage in plastic with PVC. A quick soak in acetone will take that right off. Then rinse in clean acetone and air dry. The acetone will evaporate very quickly and leave the coin bone dry. Don't rinse with water last. Moisture is the coin's enemy. Like canadacoins201 said, use 100% acetone, not one of the colored nail polish removers, although you can usually get it in the same aisle in a small plastic bottle. If you have a lot of coins to do (sounds like it) then it's cheaper per volume to buy it in the home improvement section of the store in a larger container. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the other coins from the collection! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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To the Forum. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry about you loss. to CCF. |
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