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United States
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An attractive copper coin of Norway, traded from a friend. I'm a big fan of 19th C. copper coins for the style and signs of handwork in die-making; this one is no exception.   shot using a Nikon D70S with the Nikkor 60mm macro at f25.This coin arrived in a 2x2, which initially hid its many attributes. Great details, color and very clean, square rims! Edited by KurtS
10/28/2008 1:17 pm
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United States
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The oil really did do nicely for that example. |
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 United States
5318 Posts |
And it's sure nice to have collector friends who know how to pick'em. Enjoy those emeralds too. |
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United States
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 I love copper coins and this one is nice |
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United States
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Thanks! |
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Norway
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Very nice  The design used under King Oscar II (1872-1905) is by far the most attractive in my own opinion, as well as many other collectors I know. Try to get hold of a 5 øre from the same period as well, the design is almost identical to the 2 but the 5 is much bigger. |
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United States
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Litotes, thanks...doing some research, I would agree with you on Oscar II coins. I think I'll concentrate on the 19C coins.
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United States
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Great looking coin! Congrads!
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Egypt
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Very Beautiful Kurt, Thanks for sharing
ElleKitty, did you mean that this coin was placed in olive oil?
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United States
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I think that after I sent it to him, Kurt soaked it in mineral oil. All I know is that it did wonders for the coin's appearance.
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Egypt
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Thanks Elle, I sure would like to try this on one copper coin. Hope you or Kurt tell me the steps regarding time..etc
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United States
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Thanks EK and Amr! Yes, I soaked this in mineral oil (liquid petrolatum) for a couple weeks. I did not do any actual cleaning to the coin; the oil simply reduced a tiny spot of verdigris. Update: mineral oil is better than olive oil because it's a more stable substance that won't react with coin metal. Edited by KurtS
11/06/2008 12:23 pm
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United States
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 very nice looking coin |
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Egypt
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Thanks Kurt for the info I followed the link in your reply to wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minera...xternal_usesand it states that baby oil is considered one of the uses of mineral oil in medicine for external use. Is that the oil you used, and if so for how long should I leave the coin in it? |
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United Kingdom
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Who would have thought mineral oil could do all that and clean coins too? Personally, I can't wait to have constipation to give it a try!  |
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United States
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baby oil...Is that the oil you used I never thought of using baby oil, but if it was pure that might work. Here in the US it might have perfume and other things. I found my mineral oil in a hardware store, labeled "food grade pure mineral oil", commonly used to preserve wooden cutting blocks in the kitchen. It's worked well on copper coins. |
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