Regarding cleaning, I live in Germany and soak coins in "U-Verdünner", i.e. universal paint thinner, which is acetone and ketone, and assorted...
5 Lira Umberto 1879[ATTACH]
OK, here goes. I haven't looked to see if somebone else has posted these somewhere in 282 pages. 5 Drachma piece George I 1876A[ATTACH]
Stunning pieces! And very nice pix.
Pity about the hole, but still a nice coin to have in your collection. Otherwise looks in pretty good shape.
OK, just to show off, I couldn't rest until I had one of these (131 gram) 20 Balboa pieces.[ATTACH]
Also (besides the 10 and 2-pfennig pieces) a 1972 Philippine 25 Sentimos, and an El Salvadoran 5 centavos from 1940-something.
My only Bolivian: 2 Reales Charles III[ATTACH]
I got this one just because its pretty...[ATTACH]
And here is a 1960 10-peso independence commemorative.[ATTACH]
Here's the peso follow-up to the 1896 8 reales, after they decided a republic really shouldn't be issuing "reales".[ATTACH]
Nice collection. I confess I am also enamored of Mexican silver (nothing against gold either, except its price). Here is an 8 reales from...
Yeah, how on earth do you do that?
Silver definitely does ring differently to copper-nickel. Just balance a silver coin on your finger and strike it lightly with e.g. a spoon....
Here is the corresponding dollar.[ATTACH]
First, if you want to find out something about this coin, open a new thread in the US coins section. This thread is just about how to upload...
Curious, I wouldn't think it should be so hard to find out who is striking particular "coins" or medals, but you're right, half-an-hour on Google...
... and just for fun, 500 Francs from the French Southern Territories, inhabited almost exclusively by penguins, plus a few French researchers....
Piastre from French Indochina 1947.[ATTACH]
and a Piastre de Commerce (French Trade Dollar) from 1921.[ATTACH]
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