My IHC collection

I dont know what it has to do with the National Cartoonist Society...

 

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well they will use their paint and draw a pretty picture. i just hope its not a funny picture

i guess this is the most valuable coin that came out of the bag then

 

I didnt realize it was that valuable... lol

leave it alone then

 

cant the green wil eat the coin like a monster ncs will eat me instead but we need to figure the dateless and also this 1864 variety i am going to bed though its crazy maybe hobo, jim, and AJ or harry can fix this tomorrow sigh

 

The dateless coin has nothing going for it.

The green, you can try acetone but it may have an effect on copper if I remember correctly, seems somebody says it changes colors or something.

The 1864 looks to be the CN 88% copper and 12% nickel variety in the picture. Also for reference, the 1864L has a pointed bust.

Do check the 1864 for doubling, noticed in the word Liberty and the 4 in the date. Good Luck my friend

Jim


Here is a picture of one of my 1864L, slabbed AU58

 

hi jim,

are you sure about the CuNi it has the same weight as the later IHC's unlike my 1862 which is thick and heavy. just going by the bust what would you say

 

Regardless of the condition of those IHC's they are extreme finds in a bag of wheaties. You almost never see them in circulation. Great finds.

 

Nice finds. Not sure if I understood your last question, but there are 3 vareities 1864. One is copper nickel and 2 are bronze(1864 L and 1864 no L). So it is possible for an 1864 to weigh the same as an 1862. I think the CuNi coins weigh 4.67 and the bronze weigh 3.11. So if your coin weighs around 3.11 it is a Bronze. So then you look for the L - since the bronze L is worth more than the no l. To me the 1864 you posted looks like a bronze coin.

 

i agree how do i find out if it is L or no L its worn from that area so the only way we can figure out is fromthe pointy bust. do you know if this a pointy bust?

 

how do i take the green stuff of some of them? i mean whats the best practice?

 

Looks like rounded bust and no-l. Still a good find.

 

Thats a sore subject......Some will say pure mineral oil (not mineral spirits like paint thinner), some will say olive oil...some will say soak in distilled water, some say acetone, and the list goes on and on.

Check with the treasure finders for advice, metal detector treasure hunters; they are the experts on this, however I wouldn't think of trying it with a Key date or valuable coin.!!!!

 

you are right ncs will make merry. speaking of treasure hunters GD is never around when we need him. Yooohoo GD come here please and educate us on whats the best way ( the best) for cleaning these semi key coins worth between 20 - 100 $ not worth sending to ncs but not worth dr spock and his primitive lab which goes boom

 

i am going to break the IHC collection into parts so you guys will know when i post new pictures by the looks of it will take me at least 6 weeks to photograph till the 1920's and around maybe 8 weeks all the way up to 1933

 

My first 1864 L was worn so I couldn't see the L. The pointed bust told me this was an 1864 L. My next one I was going buy I made sure it had the L visible.

Bruce

 

so we are sure that this is not the pointed bust. good.

 

I would leave them be. Whatever you do try it on other lincolns with the verdigris (bronze disease) on them.

After soaking in mineral oil or olive oil, (which is mildly acidic) some people try to GENTLY scrape the Verdigis off with a toothpic, or a piece of thin spaghetti. Even if you remove the green gunk, the will be a spot where the green was. A long soak in mineral oil and gently wiping with a soft cotton cloth or tissue might do it. Personally I would let them be, you might do more damage than good.

 

thats what i am afraid of

 

but the 1872 should go ncs imho if anyone disagrees please speak up

 

ok i am posting 9 more coins here for part 2

http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=40217