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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 09-14-2005, 04:23 AM   #1 (permalink) anchor1112 Senior Member     Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 336 What is the most stupid thing you did to your coins?. once, many years ago. i got a set of four german silver coins. it's a rare set as i later on knew it. all four coins were toned, i thought it was ugly and grade looks x fine. so i sold it very cheap to a collector. it turned out that all four coins were uncirculated but toned into a very beautiful color. it worth several thousand dollars. one of the dealer told me. anyway. during that time, i am still knew to this hobby. and that will be stupid.   09-14-2005, 09:15 AM   #2 (permalink) WheatPenny Member     Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 47 Probably dipping some wheat pennies in vinegar and salt. Later realized it was a mistake. Other than that, I take good care of my coins.   09-14-2005, 09:42 AM   #3 (permalink) zaneman Moderator     Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,745 I sprayed some coins with oven cleaner once.   09-14-2005, 09:57 AM   #4 (permalink) vipergts2 Jester in hobby of kings     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,386 My Mood: I cleaned some of my morgans with silver cleaner before I knew any better..... oops!!   09-14-2005, 10:50 AM   #5 (permalink) Danr Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,714 My Mood: I have some 1964 halves that I experimented with. I wanted to see how they do fake toning to help me spot it. I did this when silver was about $4.50. If I knew silver would hit 7+ this quick I would not have done it.   09-14-2005, 05:04 PM   #6 (permalink) ranchhand Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A ranch Near Austin Texas Posts: 688 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Danr I have some 1964 halves that I experimented with. I wanted to see how they do fake toning to help me spot it. I did this when silver was about $4.50. If I knew silver would hit 7+ this quick I would not have done it. that won;t affect the silver value... I have about $200.00 face value of 1964's that are ugly ( scratched, cleaned, etc ) but they are srtill worth their silver value...   09-14-2005, 01:36 PM   #7 (permalink) BigsWick Rat Powered     Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 599 My stepfather started me in coin collecting in the mid 1970s when I was 8 or 9 years old. He thought there was nothing wrong with cleaning coins, so out came the baking soda and toothbrush. I sure did a nice job with my first Morgan, an 1899. Ugh. Probably the worst part is that I sold all of my coins 4 or 5 years later when I got into model airplanes and cars. I didn't have anything really special or valuable, but it would be neat to have a few coins from my childhood. Live and learn..... __________________ "Yes, I do have 3 cents, but I'd rather have 97 cents change from my dollar." Betsy Sheila   09-14-2005, 01:53 PM   #8 (permalink) Moen1305 Mysticism and Tyrants     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Land of Lincoln Posts: 1,478 My Mood: I took an 1899 indian head penny to the carnival when I was 10 and lost it on the tilt-a-whirl ride. I had no idea of coin values at the time but it seemed to me that anything from the 1800's must be valuable. I regretted that for far longer than the coins actual value would suggest. Another time, my grandfather gave me a silver dollar. To keep it hidden from my 8 brothers and sisters, I put it on the upper most ledge of the cinderblock basement in my home and heard it fall all the way down to the bottom block. It's still there today. __________________ Money is a lousy way to keep score!   09-14-2005, 03:31 PM   #9 (permalink) Morgan Senior Member     Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 291 Quote: Originally Posted by Moen1305 Another time, my grandfather gave me a silver dollar. To keep it hidden from my 8 brothers and sisters, I put it on the upper most ledge of the cinderblock basement in my home and heard it fall all the way down to the bottom block. It's still there today. If that happend at my house the cinder block would be undergoing major repairs. I'm pretty sure the silver dollar is worth more than the couple buck required to patch the block. Plus I'd have a blast breaking into the wall. I used to love construction work. Demolition is fun as h#!!.   09-14-2005, 03:55 PM   #10 (permalink) Moen1305 Mysticism and Tyrants     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Land of Lincoln Posts: 1,478 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan If that happend at my house the cinder block would be undergoing major repairs. I'm pretty sure the silver dollar is worth more than the couple buck required to patch the block. Plus I'd have a blast breaking into the wall. I used to love construction work. Demolition is fun as h#!!. I moved out of that house 34 years ago. I wonder how the new owners would feel about the construction project? Hum? __________________ Money is a lousy way to keep score!   09-14-2005, 05:03 PM   #11 (permalink) ranchhand Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A ranch Near Austin Texas Posts: 688 My Mood: i bought soft plastic flips.... still cleaning green gunk off of coins, luckily i found it before anything was damaged.   09-14-2005, 05:10 PM   #12 (permalink) KLJ Really Smart Guy     Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: US Navy Posts: 650 I once thought a Mercury dime I had been given was a little dark. So I took a pencil eraser to it. Shined right up! __________________ Soli Deo Gloria!   09-14-2005, 03:48 PM   #13 (permalink) sjnebay Senior Member   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Posts: 148 I sent a set of Frankies to NGC to be slabbed... Talk about STUPID! Never again.   09-23-2005, 02:40 PM   #14 (permalink) anchor1112 Senior Member     Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 336 stupid thing you did to your coins. before i kept some unc coins in a wrong place. full of pvc contamination. anyway, i still pray for my coins to be safe from contamination.   09-29-2005, 02:50 PM   #15 (permalink) anchor1112 Senior Member     Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 336 give away that was when i was still fresh at collecting coins. i gave my nephew an uncirculated hong kong trade dollar dated 1800's. because i did not like the design.   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Tell us what you got from e-bay. | U. 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