World silver crown-size type coin collectors?

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Great Talers, @talerman .

 

Thank you. It’s a fascinating field

 

Just did some horse trading with Ag76 and came up with this beauty! 1966 French New Hebrides 100 francs

 

Thanks for the swap, @coin_nut! I'll be posting my end of it after it finishes the traditional distilled water soak. (I do it with every coin as a merely prophylactic measure! )

 

I must admit I have been washing coins lately, after I noticed how dirty my fingers were after sorting through a kilo of mixed world coins. Yesterday I carefully dumped that whole kilo into a basin of soapy water, then washed each one with a fingernail brush, soft plastic bristles. Rinsed well and dried with a soft cloth, then air dried under a fan for a couple hours. Some had hunks of wax or grease on them, which I picked off with a wooden toothpick. I also recently washed a big load of Indian bank tokens, which all looked like they had been handled by a lot of dirty hands. I wonder if rubbing alcohol would be a good bath for coins? I think it would take away any water in their nooks and crannies, also strip away any oil.

 

I regularly use "Rubbing Alcohol" or, as we call it in the UK "Surgical Spirit" to clean excess grease and grime off coins. With a few drops of detergent in it, it can can have miraculous effects! Not suitable for long soaking as it can bleach the patina after a few days.

 

Hungary 1938 5 pengo, Death of St. Stephen

 

1931 Netherlands 2 1/2 gulden

 

1972 Panama 1 Balboa

 

And here is the other side of that @coin_nut swap. India 1 Rupee 1913, George V. Much appreciated!

 

Morocco 1299 (1882) 10 dirhams - a purchase from the NH Coin Show last month

 

1968 Mexico 25 Pesos

 

Great-looking coin. That one is on my wishlist. Seems you can get a high-grade example at a reasonable price.

 

Picked this up just this week. I thought it was a cool type and the history is kind of neat. These were produced by Spain during the Spanish war of Independence when the Spanish were fighting in the Napoleonic wars.

 

Looks prettier in hand, attractive lavender tone splashed across it.

 

I've seen what those go for. Well done.

 

Ottoman Empire 1255 (1846) 20 kurush (large inscription)

 

This with star below head its very rare! Well done!

 

1967 Philippines 1 peso - 25th Anniversary of Bataan Day