I have a woody 1909 Jersey 1/12 shilling that looks so much like that. By the way, after you're done with the acetone, I recommend an application...
It all depends on what you're looking for. I collect world crowns too, but last week I was looking for lesser coins to fill my British Empire...
Seated, especially the rays reverse.
No. The acetone fully evaporates in seconds.
Acetone also loosens the organic gunk that accumulates around devices and numbers/letters on most circulated coins. So mine get the acetone bath...
Exactly! You have no way of knowing how the coin was stored prior to purchase. Which is why every raw coin I buy gets an acetone bath,...
I like to put all of my less-than-crown-size coins in "H" size Air-Tites. For smaller coins, British shillings for example, that requires having...
Which is why I created my own type set album. Much easier that way to focus on the coins that are important to me.
Ha! Our music collections must be practically identical. I saw Hot Tuna at the Carolina Theatre in Durham in April. That was my 6th Hot Tuna show...
Just a few. :D
Dark Star . . . the ultimate Dead song.
That was this weekend's show. That's in Wilmington. Have never been to it, but had two dealers this weekend complain that it's not well...
I'm embarrassed to say I've never gone. There are typically 3 to 4 shows a year in Raleigh, enough to keep me satisfied, so I've never attended...
I ended up going all three days. Unusual for me, I'm typically a one-and-done guy. I've been attending the local shows since I moved to the...
Barber quarter is XF-45 at minimum, maybe higher.
I was there from 11 until about 2 PM. Left with 12 new additions to my British Empire collection.
Need better pics to guess the grade, but they both look like quality coins. You did good!
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