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United States
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Howdy all.. I was wondering if there is something I'm missing when figuring out mint marks and such on these.. this one looks like the rare one?  Also.. any ideas on how to get rid of the black stuff? It doesn't look like corrosion, but I'm not sure *what* it is... it almost looks like paint.   thanks for any help! Edited by xshift
05/05/2009 3:30 pm
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United States
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Wow...that's the 42 (m)!  I'd try a soak in acetone or xylene for this one. If it's paint, it should come off quickly. If that doesn't lift it off, it's probably toned silver. PS--yours looks better than mine.  The strike/grade isn't as good on this one:  |
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 United States
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Great - I'll try the acetone (no xylene here)! What do you think it grades at? It's my son's..it was in a bag with a bunch of other world coins and wheats. I don't think he believed me when I told him, but I thought I'd better make sure before I got his hopes all the way up. thanks, Kurt  |
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United States
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It's my son's..it was in a bag with a bunch of other world coins and wheats. Wow...well done! I love when that happens! Predictably, the coin is a little knocked about the edges, but these were often poor strikes. What do the Aussies here think--a solid F or better? This coin in F lists in my Maccas for AUD $38. |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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The gunk could be several things. Bitumen (tar) (the reverse looks a bit like it may have been run over a time or two) Residue from having been cooked in a Christmas pudding Blu-tac Chewing gum Mint marks on the wheat threepences were usually under the ribbon under the last 2 digits for the year, so this one is Melbourne, ie. no mint mark. Others for 1942 are S & D. Good find! life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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United States
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I like the Christmas pudding idea.. I've heard they used to do that. If only coins could talk! Thanks for the info, Nancy |
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Australia
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I'd say it would grade to Fine. These are a hard coin to get well struck up. I saw a choice example of this coin in a shop a few weeks back ($5000 price tag) that was still not well struck up on the obverse. The reverse was immaculate though, perhaps gem.
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United States
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Before and after acetone.. (coloring is probably my camera - 2nd set was taken with a new macro lens I'm still playing with): Before: After:   Removed a little.. but not much. |
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Australia
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G'Day XShift my 42 M not as fine as yours though my 42 S is in better condition,I would love to get my macro working as well as yours as I still have trouble focusing with it so can you tell me what brand of camera you have regards Harry  |
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I like the Christmas pudding idea.. I've heard they used to do that. Used to do that! Bah Humbug! I still do. Except we tend to use sixpences here. I've got a bunch of them. The non-coin collecting members of my family are always amazed and amused. They seem to think they are very rare! |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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2 - 3 months before Christmas, you can usually find quite a few lots of 3d's & 6d's on ebay. They're typically low grade coins but still OK to put in the Xmas Pudding. Being cooked doesn't seem to do much damage to them. 6d's are more popular as the 3d's are easily swallowed. Edit: The post 1945 silver coins do change colour if they're cooked in a pudding, but earlier Aussie ones survive it OK. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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02/09/2009 6:08 pm
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United States
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Harry, I have a Canon DSLR, with the 60mm macro lens. Focusing is quite easy with it. Without the macro lens, I had issues trying to find the right distance away from the coin in order to be able to focus and still have it as close as possible so I could get detail. I ended up using a folding magnifier that was directly below the lens (camera pointed down) that brought the coin a bit 'closer' and the camera was still able to focus. You might want to check out the photography forum - there's a lot of good tips and information in there.
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Australia
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Thanks XShift i'll do just that regards Harry |
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United States
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My son isn't home yet so he hasn't seen it yet - any idea what this does to the value of the coin? (corrosion note)  |
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Australia
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G'day, great pics.
I've read that the WW2 coins were weaker strikes, to conserve the dies, as an austerity measure.
While my mother was alive, our Christmas-pud certainly had threepences, and an audit was conducted after the meal.
Sixpences were a bit safer.
Nancy, if I recall correctly, the decimal coins, being CuNi, went green.
I don't recall a problem with pre- & post-1945 silver.
Peter in Darwin
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Canada
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I don't get it! Why is everyone putting money in the pudding?
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