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New Member
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Hello  Been viewing some lovely coins on this forum, so I wish to share some of my own and gather some information about them please.   Edited by Quackstar84
02/22/2011 7:52 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4000 Posts |
Welcome to CCF!
I really love the Victoria, very nice!
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Thank you for your welcome.
Yes I like its tarnish.
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Valued Member
United States
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All are from Great Britain. Clockwise from top left: 25 New Pence 1980 - KM#921 - Copper-Nickel - $2.50 UNC 1 Crown 1888 - KM#765 - Silver 0.8409 oz. - melt value (about $28 now) 1 Crown 1965 - KM#910 - Copper-Nickel - $0.65 XF 25 New Pence 1981 - KM#925 - Copper-Nickel - $2.50 UNC ? Someone else will have to chime in on this one, I couldn't find it in my Krause edition.  25 New Pence 1977 - KM#920 - Copper-Nickel - $1.50 UNC Hope it helps.  Edited by vb3347
02/22/2011 10:55 pm
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thank you very much for your time vb3347, that's excellent news =).
I'll gather some more coins to display soon =).
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Number 5 (bottom row middle) has been shown a few times before. Other forum members, me included, have this; but as yet none of us know what it is.
It appears to be a commemorative medal rather than a coin, nice enough in design; but I've rarely seen one in UNC. Wonder why that is?
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Turkey
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Welcome to the forum, Quackstar84.
The 1888 Crown coin is very very nice. It has about 17-18 Quids of melt value silver in it. 1888 is a tough date as well! Very lovely I should say. Keep up the good work!
Myself is a half-crown fanatic.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Interesting information algan, thank you for sharing it =). By the way, what does UNC stand for?
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hello molydeii, thank you for your welcome.
Yes I seem to prefer silver over gold, I'm not sure why thought... I think gold is over rated.. lol.
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Mexico
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Since no one chimed in....UNC = Uncirculated
And I agree, that 1888 is very nice.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome to the forum Quackstar!
The value of a coin depends very much on its condition. vb3347 mentioned a couple of them, UNC stands for Uncirculated, XF stands for Extra Fine (in the US, somewhat similar grade in the UK is EF, Extremely Fine).
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thank you both Harrison2 and svslav =).
May I ask if I could use acetone on these coins (apart from the 1888 Crown coin... lol) and avoid damaging/devaluing them? I'll never use anything which will end up leaving swirl marks behide.
Thanks for being helpful.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wouldnt do it on any of them, it would devalue any of them by dipping them. Acetone is used in a few cases to remove unattractive toning from a MS coin... a ciruclated coin that is bright and shiny just dont look right!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Shiny dones not equal valuable
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Excellent point Americanamafia =). Thanks.
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