not a serious answer
As an interesting point, the "one-ounce" coin weighs 31 g and the "two-ounce" coin weighs 62 g. Wonder why they used Troy ounces instead of Av....
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Do a search on this site for toned coins...
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No, but some were.
The point is...there is no point...T'was brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gibble in the wabe.
Should have said self abuse? :kiss:
@Oldhoopster beat me to it, but looking at these pages I see the mint made zinc coated steel cents in 1943. No other mention of any other date....
If you answer and respond to your own posts, could that be considered self gratification? :)
Cleaning damage is always irreversible so it pays to go slow. Water (or distilled water if you have it), acetone (pure, not nail polish remover),...
That works too. Measure mine on the screen and compare.
People just get really ansey about cleaning coins. You can totally destroy any value for a valuable coin by taking a wire brush to it.
Looks like a 1797 cent coin, 1799 half-cent and a 1929 half-cent. BTW George III was king during the American Revolution.
Lots of fun for burnout. Let's take that 5 centavo coin. Go on Google and put "1937 5 centavo" (without the quotes) and search. Click on...
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Wow, I opened the worm can... Copper coins are somewhat difficult to clean given the reactivity of copper. In the condition the coin is, it's...
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The 1797 is really cool. I bought one for about $30 if it is a two pence, how big is it compared to the others?
The Red Book is your friend. Now about trying to clean that dude...
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