Thanks to all who have responded!
Would this react with the silver surface? I have used alcohol on some dirty stuff of no real value, and as I recall it seemed to affect some of them.
I hate that the damage was done. The lady's husband, whom I never met, put lots of lesser coins in 2x2s. Those are all just like they were when...
I don't know anything about Ez Zest. How likely is it to harm a surface? I can't tell how etched it is already, but that is my fear. Do you...
I soaked it for two or three weeks in acetone, changing it occasionally, then rinsed it in xylene.
A friend asked me to look at an accumulation of coins left to her by her late husband. There were a few pretty nice coins, but I hurt inside as I...
It appears to me the hole goes all the way through, although now filled with debris. Years ago it was thought to be "good luck" to nail such...
Thanks. You are right, except for the year and some minor spelling variation, it is an exact match. I love the helpful people on CT!
Thanks for the suggestion! Apparently it is Mainz, 2 kreuzer. Although they did not have this exact coin, I found the design, both sides, here:...
Thanks for the suggestion. I already knew of the similarity to Swedish Lavonia. This is my Lavonian solidus from 1636 that was a gift from my...
That's what I have found. Thanks for the suggestion! I wish there were a good resource to check the heraldry on the other side.
Thanks for the input. Not all that looks like wear looks like that in hand. Most of it looks more like damage or a poor strike to begin with....
Thanks for the effort! I think the key is the heraldry around the cross, but I don't know where or how to begin looking that up.
Thanks for the lead. Yes, the orb is similar. I believe the Z in the orb is actually a 2, which I take to have some bearing on the denomination....
I thought Spanish as well when I first bought it, and believed that for a long time. But I cannot find anything like it listed among Spanish...
Why so? I don't have any reason to doubt it as authentic, I just don't know what it is. The vendor had a box of miscellaneous coins, of which I...
I purchased this from a Paris street vendor nearly 50 years ago for about 20 cents. I still don't know what it is exactly. Can anyone help me ID...
Do let us know if it turns out to be anything other than acid. The SG would seem to rule that out.
Entry Post. This is my oldest dated coin, not counting ancients, dated 1561. I bought it from an ad in Coin World about 1963, when I was Noah's...
But the law quoted in post 31 said it was illegal to make any denomination higher than 5 cents. I can see where trying to spend it or sell it as...
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