Jason Abshier

@Halbrook Family I’m a sucker for purplish toned proof copper cents … this is just one I have in German coin collection

I know some old collectors have left coins sitting in small paper envelopes for many years the sulfur in those old envelopes would tone a coin over long period of time …. Ive heard of people speeding up process sorta like your uncle did with that Morgan dollar on window sill . I’ve heard people putting the coin in Taco Bell napkin sitting it on window sill after several months they gotten lucky to see a coin tone and actually sent it off for grading it passed ! How ? Sulfur is sulfur weather it took many years or not it still toned “acceptable” to what market liked (your uncle coins definitely looks natural toned to me ) unlike AT which shows chemicals were used the colors are sometimes very very off and bright looking which throw up a red flag when it’s being graded

HA ! All the crackheads are now trying to scam and hustle their way in the coin collecting hobby on a forum that’s full of most knowledgeable life long collectors? Pretty pathetic ! …. Joke is on the OP

It basically a junk coin even a blind guy could of told that just by feeling it …there nothing to read up on … that thing look like it seen better days before it got lost in the parking lot

Heated olive oil will work quicker … I’ve done that experiment on that already …. Heat the oil up in small glass jar (not smoking hot) but some what hot … put the coin in the jar and seal lid on it … put near window where sun shines hot or even yet put it in your car on hot summer the heat in car will keep the oil pretty warmish help dissolve the blackish crude on copper coins compared to the long long wait of cold olive oil …. Same results just a little faster

I have used Acetone dipping method on every raw coin I buy before placing it into a new 2x2 (never know who touch those coins with their oily fingers or how they were stored over all the years) , I used hardware 100% acetone same as finger nail polish remover but I was told nail polish remover is sometimes water down version unless it says 100% it’s the same stuff as hardware store but more expensive just better to buy a big can from the hardware store ….. I’ve used MS70 coin brighter only on silver coins they say to use it with Q-tip sorta roll the Q-tip with no pressure although I won’t use it on PROOF coin I’ve used it on mint state coins it does remove surface contaminant and crude leaving coin’s natural look (so it doesn’t remove toning) Q-tip should NOT leave hairline unless someone is rubbing hard and too aggressive it pick up the contaminant on coin and dragging it harshly over coin’s surface will leave hairlines … however if a proof coin or MS coin is spotty or hazy (unattractive looking) they get dipped in e-Z-est 3-1 ratio very very watered down (2 parts Distilled water to 1 part e-Z-est) followed by 2 jars of hot distilled water for after wash … reason for hot distilled water is it will evaporate quickly no need to pat the coin dry …. You can follow off lastly with a quick dip in acetone if you have too I DO NOT RECOMMEND NEW COLLECTORS TO CLEAN OR ATTEMPT TO DIP ANY COIN !!! if you’re curious use some old junky silver coins (do not use copper or bronze coins) water down your solutions down !!! Don’t leave a coin in solution too long it will look washed out and ruined (hence the reason to water down a solution in first place) dealers and collectors been dipping coins for years but there’s a certain way to do it and only certain coins benefit from dipping and not all coins should be dipped

Nice 5 mark German empire commemorative coin to celebrate 350 years of Jena university … thats Johann Friedrich on the obverse of the coin on I haven’t seen for awhile

I got 25+ years myself in coin collecting , if it wasn’t for my Grandfather , my Father and uncles collecting coins (all of them passed away) I would have have never ventured into collecting ….they mostly collected US coinage as usual even to this day I consider myself just a humble collector not an “expert” by any means nor will I ever be … since I started collecting German coinage 15-17 years ago it opened up a whole new door in my collecting hobby made me buy books/catalogs on coinage and medals and do a lot research and studying while watching auction prices here in USA as well as European auctions which made the hobby so much more enjoyable … I learn something new everyday when I’m looking or discussing coins with other fellow collectors and dealers like on chat forums here

I was about say the same thing ! They definitely made that coin with LOVE ! if they put that much detail into it

@MalachiteMaid have you looked up Russian coins on MA-shops ? A bunch European coin dealers are on there they get stuff directly from European mints just as USA dealer gets stuff from the USA mints and sell to general public … however ! Some prices on MA-shop can be wacky from one dealer to next so you have to really do some serious research before purchasing a coin on MA-shops … I’ve ordered tons of German coins from MA-shop and older coin/catalog books for (reference purposes only)

It’s nice to see other world coin collectors 👍 getting into the hobby , as for my German coin collection, I have some of them posted in “post your most recent acquisition World” you can see them there … sometimes some other collectors do post some Russian coinage on there too on that post you’ll have flip through pages to find them …. Have fun collecting and good luck ! Look forward to see you post some of your coins you get … Like how you said that strongly agree with that statement !

Anyone ever collect some of German medalist Karl Goetz’s medals ? His books are harder to obtain than some of his medals ! Hardest one for me to get was orange book “Gotez II” took me a few years searching before I found one for sale !!! … Usually these Goetz books pop up on European auctions from time to time bring crazy prices in upward $300+ …. Just glad to have them in Numismatic Book/catalog collection

@MalachiteMaid Russian coin collecting is a small crowd there are some here who may collect coins from Russia not many that I know on here exclusively collects just Russian coinage.. A good place to lookup information is Krause world coin book … maybe do online search for Russian coin catalog ? APMEX is large dealer they can be trusted , I’ve only bought few silver rounds from them in past , however some of their world coins and USA coins prices can be a little to high you can probably find them cheaper else where … I myself don’t collect Russian coinage , but I mostly focus on German coinage … I’m sure someone on here will chime in on some Russia coinage As for Russian paper money ? If that’s what you’re referring to as “currency” there’s a separate chat forum for paper money from around the world I provided the link if you haven’t been over there yet https://boards.pmgnotes.com/forum/3-pmg-forums/

PR/PF 65 edit* didn’t see @leeg posted the results already wasn’t reading the rest of the post … lol!

When I went I usually found something as well for my German collection or a medal …. I used to go to PAN show in the fall time , I’ve been to the one in spring time only two times over all years … I might pop in for the spring show it depends I'm glad PAN show will continue at monroeville convention center , I’d rather go there than to go all way downtown to Pittsburgh convention center , fighting traffic bumper to bumper just to get back home with all detours and in Pittsburgh lately … some kind of roadwork going on just about every road I go down