hey all. i found this messy $10 in the teller drawer today. normally i wouldn't give such a thing a second glance, but the coloring of the "stain"...
updated totals for the list in the post above: 1*1964 kennedy half 11*65-69 kennedy halves 3*standing liberty quarters 5* silver washingtons...
another weekend coin dump from the same customer, and another in-progress silver jackpot! my preliminary total from this haul does not include the...
@furryfrog: i'm having a similar day with cents. the following is from the same dump i recovered the silver from over the weekend. i ended up...
after looking through the thread, i think i need to work on my photography skillset. anyways, i picked these up out of a customer-dumped...
[IMG] in case you really thought i was making it up.
about half of the halves were CWR, but everything else was loose. the gentlemen who brought the collection in were apparently informed to dump the...
working in a bank does not offer many perks. this situation is one of the few. i like to consider it my "other" retirement plan :) of course, i...
not exactly roll searching, but i had a good haul at the bank today. someone decided to cash in a small coin collection from an estate, and i was...
i haven't had to clean any of them yet, with the exception of letting them soak in water to remove the glue. i'm considering an acetone bath on a...
i never gave coin collecting much thought until i was nearly 30, when i started working at a bank. a bag of $30 in wheat cents was cashed in by a...
the collection was pieced together by my great uncle in the 70's. i ended up with it only because no one else in the family collects coins. i...
thanks for the tips! i actually read up on dipping a little while back when i came into an 1897 barber dime that i thought looked disgusting. in...
perhaps the biggest hurt of the bunch, this 1845 half dime. you can see what lovely work the glue does on these guys. [IMG]
and the token: [IMG]
well, i peeled off the cent and *most* of the adhesive appeared to already dissolve in plain tap water (don't have any distilled etc on hand)....
i haven't researched it yet, but the visible side says "good for 5 cents at bar - e.thobe". i will add a picture in a moment.
that's my hope as well :)
i searched for other threads concerning this type of situation. what amount of time should i expect to soak the coins for the water, alcohol, or...
the felt is on cardboard. it's the back cover of the picture frame / display case. i will try water first and go from there. thanks!
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