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Lol yeah.

You talking about Barry Murphy Mat? He is a nice dealer. I got these from a dealer in the UK.

 

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That stinks. Sorry for the bad luck.

 

Oh, yeah I was talking about Barry. I know some folks have had issues with him so thats why I figured you did too in this instance.

 

I did a quick search and this is all I could find where someone had any success. Besides some kind of process for repairing a silver coin where a fellow paid to have someone else do it so he isn't sure what they did. This is from another forum.

"If you have all of the pieces you can use Cyanoacrylate glue. (Commonly sold as "Crazy glue" or "Super Glue", also, you can raid your wifes nail kit if she has one)"

They suggested breaking a similar cull and trying that first which seems like a good idea. Also acetone can remove the glue later if you don't like it. Sorry I couldn't find more

 

See now, this is what intimidates me about collecting ancient - you guys have to glue your coins together.

 

Murphy's Law: Any numismatic mishap that can happen will happen.

 

And a corrolary to that law is: It will ALWAYS happen to the coin in the package the recipient most desires.

Man I am still so mad.......

Thanks Geoff for the suggestion of super glue. That was the way I was leaning towards too.

 

We would definitely like to see the results and are hoping for the best.

 

Ugh! That is most unfortunate. If it's any consolation, I doubt a flip or bubble mailer would save it - it was probably struck right by the corner of a heavier package.

 

In using the superglue, I would suggest putting a small amount on each broken surface and let it sit for the glue to harden and provide a non-porous surface for bonding. Then place a small amount on one or both surfaces, match them up and hold them together for awhile. After a few days, you could try and clean up any glue on the surface of the coin with some acetone on a cotton swab. Good luck, sorry this happened to you.

 

That sux :/

 

Its a coin collector's worst nightmare.

If you want to use crazy glue, try the one with the brush tip, it should be easier to apply. I was going to suggest epoxy glue too, but that thing is harder to handle and much stickier.

 

I got a 1791 Louis the XVI. What makes it ugly is the fact that he lost his head a couple of years later. I love these things. They don't cost much but they are a solid hunk of brass from over 200 years ago and talk about the French Revolution.