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Valued Member
United States
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What an opportunity!
My dad's business partner invested a great deal of money into rare coins. When my dad mentioned that I collect, the guy invited me to take a look.
Ok. Here we go. This evening I had the privilege of examining and admiring:
1894 $20 Gold- NGC MS 65
1806 50c. O-106- NGC AU 55
---my favorite one- this coin had a sky blue toning around the edge.
1806 50c. O-106- NGC AU 55
---yes, 2 of them.
2 1893 S $1 Morgan - both NGC VF 35
50 Swiss 20 Franc.- BU
1911 $5 Gold - PCGS MS 64
5 or so other $5 and $10 gold coins all MS 63 and 64
now the finale.
1803/2 $5 Gold - NGC MS 63
and the Encore.
1814/3 $5 Gold - NGC MS 64
It such an awesome experience to see such examples. I am going by memory here and I am sure there was more.
THEN, he took me and my dad out for sushi.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I had both sitting in my hands: the $50 Round and Octagonal at a view day prior to auction.
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Valued Member
Canada
480 Posts |
I Have held the BC $5 And $10 Gold Coins plus the silver versions, and have seen the 1936 Canadian Dot pennies when they were part of the JJPitman collection, on display at a CNA show. I have also held the Sheaf of Wheat PEI token. All of these are incredibly rare, not just condition rare, but survival and issuance rare- the BC items were not allowed by the colonial office, so their issue during the gold rush times was not proceeded with. They were designed by Kuner, a familiar name to Cal. gold specialists.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2448 Posts |
I'm just happy when I go up to he Smithsonian for a while, your experience is incredible.
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Valued Member
United States
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That is an awesome opportunity! Is the owner simply using them as an investment or is he an enthusiastic collector as well?
Edited by albumcollector
09/10/2010 2:08 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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just an investor. I had to educate him on proper storage and just how cool his collections is. While I won't say where he keeps them, I will say situations could arise that could ruin the coins if he keeps them where they are.
By the way, does bubble wrap have pvc? they are all slabbed and wrapped in bubble wrap. Slabs aren't airtight right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No I don't believe slabs are airtight, but I also don't think PVC damage can occur if it is not in direct contact with the coin. If I am wrong, someone please correct me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You can't get the "green slime" if they are not in direct contact, but surface hazing is still a possibility from the HCl that is outgassed as the plastic ages or degrades.
I doubt that bubble wrap contains PVC. It is more likely polyethylene.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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There are two types of PVC, I suspect both can be injurious to coins. There is uPVC, which is unplasticised PVC, which is hard and non pliable, the most common use of which is for plastic piping.
The other type is PVC, which by opposite implied definition, must have a a plasticiser in it. One of it's common uses is for clear plastic film, as used in coin album pages. This plasticiser makes the film pliable. It slowly releases in the form usually of a chlorine rich gas, which as coin collectors know, can damage coins. Unfortunately, this type of PVC is cheap and convenient to use.
What the coin collecting fraternity needs is more publicity for PVC free coin album pages.
What album page products are out there, that are good quality, and PVC free?
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Posted 09/10/2010 05:37 am
