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Valued Member
United States
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I've aquired these two pieces and they have been on a damp basement for years as you can see by the background paper. My question is should I leave them in these frames or take them out and put them in sleeves. Thanks, I hope I'm on the right forim  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
24923 Posts |
Could you post larger pics?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11880 Posts |
Better photos of the coins would help determine their grade and condition. Weird that both frames seen to recount a story about the 49rs during the gold rush which haze zero to do with Mercury dimes and Liberty nickels. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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United States
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@brick, better pics would help, but unless you can think of a reason why storing these coins and stamps in damaged aftermarket holders adds to the value, my vote is to just split them apart and store all of this material properly.
"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."
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United States
15389 Posts |
I agree - remove the coins and store them in proper archival numismatic holders.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Larger pics, correctly oriented, would be great to see.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I have to agree . Much larger photos needed to give you a more better opinion on what to do with those framed pieces .  |
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Valued Member
 United States
73 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
73 Posts |
Why do they all have a bluish to purplish hue?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11880 Posts |
The coins you showed are late date Mercury dimes that look like they have been cleaned harshly and are retoning. As a result they have very little value so I wouldn't think about putting any more money into these coins. The 1936 is a little better if it has a D mintmark in the reverse but is still worth very little in this condition. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Valued Member
United States
73 Posts |
So these are junk bucket bound? This is turning out to be one expensive hobby. Unless silver goes thru the roof sometime before I'm worm bait.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The stamps (if real and complete) aren't a cheap set either. https://www.mysticstamp.com/Product.../285-93/USA/The Trans-Mississippi Exposition (1898) stamps I used to sell, way back when stamps were still a great hobby to be in, (1979-1983) would have brought $12K to 25K for a really nice unused set. Today a lot, lot less but still not junk either (per my link). "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
11/21/2022 8:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5821 Posts |
Its really a shame that the USPS expedite in diminished stamp collecting, once they promote self adhesive stamps collectors complaint they can't put it into their stock books.
I wonder at time when will coin collecting be in the next 5 -10 years.
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