The travesty in my collection

This poor coin was delivered in insufficient packaging long ago, and has suffered in the years since. I'm really feeling the urge to clean up the fields somehow. Or maybe ask one of the buffalo nickel carvers around here to put a texture in the fields?

What would you do with this coin if you intended to keep it, but it looked as sad as this?

 

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Sad Coin?

Sad! My good man, that coin is absolutely stunning! Look at that detail…The fingers, the beard, the helmet and the rest of his attire.
That coin is a beautiful work of art exactly as it is, attempting to clean it would truly be a crime.
If it were me, I would put it in an air tight. It might not occupy the “center stage” of my display, but it certainly would not be too far from center.

 

Like the others said, leave it alone. I think its a good looking coin.

 

Leave it alone-- or sent it to me for safekeeping.

 

it is nice the way it it, not all coins can be perfection.

 

Bro, if you know where I can score an airtite that will fit a 20 balboa into it, spill the beans! This thing is big..

I do like the design a lot, its the fact that the condition deteriorated during my possession that has me sore and feeling like I have to do something about it..

 

The s&h on all of that silver would be prohibitive!

 

I'd like to grab another (or several), I just never seem to find any. It's always the "big head" 20 balboas. "Big head" balboas everywhere. I don't want a "big head" coin. :desk:



Anyone got any leads on ones that come in a proper container to begin with?

 

How big is it? half Dollar? Silver Dollar????
Let me know.

 

GDJMSP said it is 61 mm, for the metricly impaired that's

6.1 cm * (1 inch / 2.54 cm) = 2.4 inches

(diameter, I'm assuming)

 

You can get off the high horse AgCollector. :loud:
I did not see the post by GDJMSP.:headbang:
I will have you know that I can use the metric system fine when there are no other options.
Sorry invictus, I do not any air-tites that large hanging around.
Air-Tite Holders has them that size under Direct Fit Holders.

 

Lets play nice guys.

 

I'll mail the stamp.

 

You should have read my initial reaction / thoughts.

 

Sorry to offend- I had assumed you'd seen his post since it was over a half an hour before your response.

In truth, I'm a bit testy on the subject since I teach general chemistry and just finished grading a quiz on unit conversions where, for example, over half the people couldn't convert 55 miles per hour to kilometers per minute, even after I told them that there are 1.609 km in 1 mile...

 

ag:
I am metrically illiterate.
Sorry -- but I admit my ignorance.
Except for 10 km = 6 miles.

 

No, I guess I was a little testy also.
I didn't see the post because I was attempting to do too many things at once. It wasn’t there when I started to reply, then *poof* it was there when I posted. In fact, I didn't see it until you brought it up.
So, I apologies for snapping, sorry.

 

check out www.harlanjberk.com Search for Crowns then Panama 20 Balboas. He has quite a few listed...

Clinker