It's Forever Ferocious Friday!! Post your coins as well.

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by SensibleSal66, Feb 27, 2026 at 12:44 AM.

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  1. Heavymetal

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    LCS junk box stuff
     
    Heavymetal, Feb 27, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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  3. Barney McRae

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    I'm a tease. I bought a nicely toned 1884O Morgan Dollar that ANACS graded MS60, Artificially toned. I purchased it raw because it was awesome. It pissed me off, it was beautiful. Before I submitted it, the ANACS rep at the coin show said it looked like legit toning.:muted: I cracked it out this week after stewing about it for 6 months. I haven't used my vial of Ezest in over two years. I dipped it for 2 seconds and rinsed it off. It removed ALL the toning instead of a little of it.:muted: I then decided to use my sorcery to retone it. It turned out pretty well. I'll resubmit it to PCGS. Why? Because I can. :p Stay tuned, I'll post before and after, grades and all.:D
     
    Barney McRae, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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  4. Barney McRae

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    Here is before. :muted:
    1884O obv.png 1884 O rev.png
     
    Barney McRae, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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  5. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    SensibleSal66, Feb 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Well, Sal beat me to it with the African Leopard from Ghana, but here's mine anyway.


    Ghana: 2017 silver 5-cedis of Elizabeth II, African Leopard commemorative, 1-ounce, .999 fine
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    For further ferocity, if you look at the bottom of the reverse of this coin, you will see a ketos (sea monster) snatching a fish.

    Greece (Sicily, Akragas): ca. 425-406 BC silver hemidrachm
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    A sword-wielding lion is pretty ferocious, I reckon.

    Swiss Cantons (Zürich): 1739 silver "city view" 1/2-thaler (1 gulden of 36 schillings)
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    By all accounts, the Roman emperor Gaius (aka "Caligula"), was pretty cruel and crazy, so I guess that counts as "ferocious".

    Roman Empire: ca. 37-38 AD bronze as of Gaius ("Caligula")
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    lordmarcovan, Feb 28, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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