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Wihlborg

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I thought I would try to liven this place up with a few photos of some coins in my world coin collection. I hope they are enjoyed by all!

 

John

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gmarguli

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NCS is really good at removing corrosion like that from the surfaces of a coin. You should give them a try. shocked.gifshocked.gifshocked.gifwink.gif

 

Really nice. Toned foreign coins can still be found without much of a premium. I'm putting some away whenever I find some. Some day the toning crazy will catch up to foreign coins and I can retire. smile.gif

 

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Wihlborg

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Hi Greg,

 

Toned foreign coins can still be found without much of a premium. I'm putting some away whenever I find some.

 

I have been doing the same for years. As I have said a few times already I like a nice frosty blast white coin as much as a nicely tone one so I find it hard to justify the sometimes huge premiums asked for a nicely toned U.S. coin. On the other hand I have been able to buy wonderfully toned foreign coins at little to no premium. The two Mexican coins I posted are part of an original Mexican mint set that I bought a few years ago for $15. The set was missing the peso. 893frustrated.gif

 

All the coins were in the original cardboard holder and they all have the same rainbow toning. I would love to have seen that peso! grin.gif

 

John

 

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Wihlborg

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Here is a new photo of a coin I really like. It is a nice 1855 half penny from Great Britain. I love the rich chocolate color and sharp details.

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Incredible strike on that coin. I can't help but think of the Alien every time I see that portrait on those pieces. The way her hair is bundled up in the back seems to extend her cranium and I just expect her mouth to open up with copious amounts of thick mucous and then...

 

Well, you know. 893whatthe.gif

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I can't help but think of the Alien every time I see that portrait on those pieces. The way her hair is bundled up in the back seems to extend her cranium and I just expect her mouth to open up with copious amounts of thick mucous and then...

 

Well, you know.

 

Tom....

 

I don't know if I will ever be able to look at that coin in the same way again. 893whatthe.gifgrin.gifgrin.gif

 

John

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Great coins all-in-all John! I love world stuff, though I understand very little of it. I especially like some of the ancient coins. One day...

 

I am quite fond of the rich chocolate color some of the older copper can get. Sweet! Looks like wet frosting (with aliens popping out of it, etc. blush.gif)

 

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Wihlborg

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Hi Hoot,

 

Thanks for the comments! I really like world coins, there are some with very interesting designs and you can find excellent examples of most word coins for a fraction of what a U.S. coin with a similar mintage or eye appeal would cost. 893applaud-thumb.gif

 

John

 

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