Starting a thread for one of my interests. Coins that were in circulation during Mary Shelley's, creator of Frankenstein, lifetime. I have one very similar to this one: https://tinyurl.com/yykghy6j Not particularly valuable. Is there a way to clean it so it isn't so dark, without ruining it? I just want to be able to see it better! Mine is so dark it's hard to read. I'm not into cleaning coins, certainly, but this is more of a coin for display. Not particularly collectible.
How ugly of a coin are we talking about here? A common date George IV farthing isn't all that cost-prohibitive if you wanted to buy a more eye appealing coin.
We could possibly give you better advice if you posted a picture of your coin and not someone else's. But as a general rule, no you aren't going to be able to lighten a dark copper without ruining it.
Maybe this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/KING-GEORG...783470?hash=item56e0dd3f2e:g:utoAAOSweYhfHZAI It's ending very soon though. If you see this in time, thoughts?
The listing’s photo quality isn't the best. I do see some verdigris on the obverse, which isn't that much of a problem. Overall, I'd say that this decision is entirely up to you.
I have a British farthing from 1825 and a 2 pence coin from 1818. The 2 pence is TINY! I've never seen such a tiny coin. It would get lost so easily. So I measured it to compare to specs I Googled. It is about 14 mm. But I'm seeing that 2 pence from that era are 41 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twopence_(British_pre-decimal_coin) What's going on? Anyone here familiar with British coinage? But wait! Here is says 13 mm: https://onlinecoin.club/Coins/Country/United_Kingdom/Twopence_1818_circulating/
The 41mm coin is a large copper coin minted in 1797 by the Soho mint. Whereas, the 14mm coin is usually issued for the Maundy ceremony as opposed to some sporadic colonial issues. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Maundy
Thanks. But upon further reading I found this: https://onlinecoin.club/Coins/Country/United_Kingdom/Twopence_1818_circulating/ Mine looks like the duller surface, so not the Maundy one.
The seller described it as: Great Britain 1818 King George III Maundy 2 Pence Silver coin So if it's a Maundy, it is supposed to be proof? The page I linked to above says: "There were two forms of twopence, the currency issue like this piece (with a duller surface), and a special piece for the Maundy Thursday ceremonies - both with numeral 2 on the reverse but the Maundy issues have a proof-like finish. Apart from the surface quality, they are indistinguishable." I have written to the seller to see what they say. I like the coin in any case. Actually, I prefer it to be circulated.
