Never got a chance to post this, and this is the essai of the much larger silver coin and in gold - very rare: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Check, I will be there but can't go until opening on Saturday - guess I will go for my usual punishment at the hands of the TPGs....
Nice, please look around your “woodpile” and see what else is out there Here is a “woody” 1/2 pence from same set: [ATTACH]
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Wow, obverse did not post. My copper does not look as nice as those in Offa's picture, but the larger coins in my set are silver, not copper...
LOL! You would ask. Well, the other side is, well, .........blank. Many patterns had the word "MODEL" on opposite side but this one does not. I do...
Ok, here is a denomination first making its appearance in GB in 1982. Or did it? This is a slabbed and certified 20 P dated 1963: [ATTACH] Well...
Oops, sorry to see you are not in USA. Ever come this way?
Thanks very much. I think it was an "afterthought" auction purchase at very little money out. See PM.
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Here goes: wt. is 26.67 gm extra pictures to follow in an hour or so.
Yes, thanks for that. I am at work and will try to get weights when I get home as well as better pictures. (Have to fix my scale a bit as well - LOL).
Here is one I got many years ago but certainly am not expert: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Fascinating story. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, I forgot - of course I tried acetone and also a 70% alcohol bath, all to no effect.
I showed the coin before "curating" on my other post with the 2022 Libertad in title.
Yikes. I really do believe that milk spots, though not as bad as your poor oxidized nickel have no true remedy. I really exhausted ALL of my...
Ok, to follow are my attempts to conserve milk spots on this coin. methods: liberal wash with mild detergent and copious rinse ammonia “dip”...
See update in next post
Hard to say as it appears to be a blueish-gray haze. I have quite a few libertads and no others have this. Thankfully the reverse proof is NOT...
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