Great story. That was worthy of a necro-bump.
At a glance they look to be in the F-VF range. Not bad considering their age.
Congratulations! That's great news. Be sure to post pics so we can compare the before and after.
By modern coinage standards, I think the €2 commemoratives are a rather nice series, particularly the German landmark commems. I'm hoping to find...
Zoos!
Wow! I am not worthy.
I laughed out loud. Great stuff!
I collect 2 Euro coins . . . but only from EU countries I visit. I have several nice BU €2 from Germany, one from Italy. Hoping to pick up more...
Besides the GW, what's the other one? I'm not a commem guy. I suppose I could look it up, but it's easier to ask you. :D
If it were mine, I'd crack it out and store in an Air-Tite capsule for the time being. But that's just me. Your mileage may vary.
I own that one. I'm not really into commems, but the GW is a favorite.
This is the problem I have with albums. Why be a slave to slots? Collect what you like, not what an album says you have room for.
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 seconds. Not likely if you swirl the coin in fresh acetone, then swirl it again in more fresh acetone. Or, as...
Those scratches are no accident. Someone put a fair amount of effort into it, although I can't imagine why.
Any residual acetone on the coins will be gone before he can do any patting or blotting. It evaporates in a flash.
Why?
Hideous. Doing that to a coin should be a crime.
I was joking around. That's what :) means. The coin is damaged. Who cares how it got that way.
Welcome to CoinTalk, Evan. Nice to have another young collector on the world forum.
Looks like PLD . . . parking lot damage.:)
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