In my books, I see a 25 - 50 dollar coin, but the fingerprint degrades it. Nice find! Are the images all of the same coin?
Hadn't known about these 2006 variants until this post. It's nice to see a Modern production rarity like this in a day and age when a hundred million is considered a small mintage.
all images are from the same coin..those are not finger prints they look like dirt the coin has areas which are developing toning ,this coin was stuck to 2 others in a old roll.............
With today's relatively volatile coin metals - steel and zinc, mostly - I'm coming back around to the concept of lacquering as a valid means of long-term preservation. It's benign and easily removable without trace down the road.
Kind of off topic, but interesting nonetheless. Have you any pics of any lacquered coins? Removed with acetone? I agree with you, but doesn't lacquer yellow with age?? And crack??
Kind of off topic, but interesting nonetheless. I agree with you. Have you any pics of lacquered coins?? Doesn't the lacquer yellow with age?? Or crack?? I have some tin coins which need special care, like not to let them get cool, must not get below 60 degrees. Aluminum also needs special care. The thinly coated cents today need care. Is lacquering the answer? Can it be removed with acetone? The former King of Saudi Arabia treated many coins that way, I assume they were all cleaned up for sales. I assume they used acetone et al to remove the lacquer. Still I would like to see some pics. Gary in Washington
LACQUERED coins have had a coat of clear lacquer applied in an attempt to prevent tarnishing, a common practice in past decades. The terms OBV LACQUER and REV LACQUER provide greater specificity. Proper conservation by NCS may be able to remove this contaminant., i am not sure of their guarantees .......
Acetone removes lacquer without leaving a detectable trace. Anyone can do it. That - aside from the potential for yellowing - is why lacquer is such an ideal protectant. All my experience with the stuff is on copper, which would tend to hide yellowing, so I don't really know how it would affect the appearance of silver a half-century or so down the road.
