Yes, xylene and Verdicare for the bronze coins.
I encourage you to do that. Water helps, but there could still be some organic residue that's invisible to the naked eye. Acetone will take care...
Those are nice honors, Mark. Congratulations! And thank you for stepping up in the name of numismatic education.
An impressive haul. Well done!
Not attractive to me, because I'm not a fan of heavy toning. If you're asking in the sense of, "would this coin fetch a toning premium if I...
I don't find anything unusual about this at all, Randy. I've been a coin collector since I was eight years old, and throughout my life I've found...
I would be happy with that grade. Nice coin!
Very nice examples. Danish coins are elegant and uncluttered. A winning combination as far as I'm concerned.
I see what may be a small scratch on the left wing. You think that's enough to get it detailed?
OP said, "Please note i've been told that the white spots on the rev are just light reflections on the plastic..."
What damage are you seeing?
For true market value, it's hard to beat an average of ebay "sold" listings.
Not kind of . . . Nova Scotia is on every list of British Empire territories I've ever seen. Very nice coin, by the way.
A reasonable case can be made either way as to whether they should be catagorized as U.S. or foreign. What isn't debatable is that these coins...
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Just arrived today. NGC MS-64. I think I can finally check the Jamaica box on my British Empire collection. Everything I've owned up to this point...
Relax, it was meant to be a light-hearted comment. That's what :D means. But it should be obvious that to several of us, the coin doesn't looked...
I would have expected that Jeff to be toned. :D
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