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New Member
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Hey Guys this is my very first post and first of all great site. Today while out and about with my Garrett 150 I came across an old house in WA's wheatbelt area and it was being demolished I did a once over around the house and found the following coins:
'1592 - Proof One Penny? This coin does have full stop clearly after the A and is 1952.
'1949 - Three Pence. Unsure if proof?
'1951 - Florin. Unsure if proof?
'1916 - Florin. Unsure if proof?
'1919 - One Penny. Unsure if proof?
'1923 - One Penny. Unsure if proof?
'1913 - One Penny. Unsure if proof?
'1912 - One Penny. Unsure if proof?
ANY ADVICE? Do I clean them carfelly or at all?
Cheers
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New Member
 Australia
27 Posts |
Woops I meant
'1952 - Proof One Penny :D
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
NEVER CLEAN COINS. You will ruin the value
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New Member
Australia
27 Posts |
cheers mate
I havent touched em since I bagged em individually :D
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Pillar of the Community
United States
659 Posts |
finding proofs metal detecting? wow. and yes NEVER CLEAN COINS I have seen coins that I would just love to have, except that they were cleaned by some !@#$%?^&* who didn't know that cleaning ruins the value.
Edited by penny man
05/05/2011 1:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Ricky, why do you think that all of these coins are proofs ?
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New Member
Australia
27 Posts |
Hey mate I said "unsure". I dont think they all are ofcourse, but because they have been under the house for the last 50 years or so who knows until they have a proper clean and valuation. I do know that the 1952 penny has all the characteristics of a Proof besides it's current state. These coins are in great condition considering there resting place for the last who knows how many years. I think the 1916 florin will be just as good as new when cleaned professionally....
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Moderator
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If you've found them under (or in the ruins of) an old house, then (a) they almost certainly are not proof coins, and (b) it's quite likely that they're corroded or damaged from being exposed to the open environment for so long. If they're corroded, then they will need cleaning, but here's no way to "professionally clean" a heavily corroded bronze coin to make it look like new again.
I'm not sure why you would think any of your coins are proof, since I'm not sure exactly what "characteristics" you're referring to. Perhaps you could post pictures of your finds here on the forum and the experts here can have a look at them.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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New Member
Australia
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Cheers for the help SAP
As I'm new to any kind of treasure finding I look forward to learning alot from you all. I was just going by what friends have told me to ask about and to check if they are proof as they are some of the most valuable coins to collect. I understand what you mean by the ones under the house, Although the 1952A Penny I found inside an old bathroom water pipe, it has some really striking bright shiny colours poking through the mould as far as I can tell, but I suppose this could be from the water discolourment. Anyhow as soon as I can I will post up some pics of my findings...
I'm keen and willing to learn all I can so thanks for the help and the advice :D
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New Member
Australia
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Would be good to see some pictures if you could ?
Proofs from what I have seen have flat rims that are sharp edged. Not sure if others have observed this ?
Edited by Austacker
05/12/2011 11:46 am
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New Member
Australia
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After spending much sleepless nights in the past few weeks on this forum I have learnt the difference between proofs and regular circulated coins and so much more. Thanks all for the great help so far, keep it coming as I plan to learn as much as possible
Cheers
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