Strange Coins and Currency of the World

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Before I learnt how to deal with coins I had a great looking 2d very similar to the pictured one so I decided to put it in coca-cola It's now a nice shinny copper disc

You mean it just made it very shiny, or it actually erased the design?

I'd read about the Coke trick, but assumed it would be relatively harmless, so thanks for the heads-up, and sorry to hear about that experience.

I'm curious about the effects of 'dipping' silver coins as well, though again I've never actually tried it.

totally erased the design , almost as the design was made of dirt. Don't use coke dude.

As for silver I make a soda crystal , silver foil and boiling water bath and leave it for a minute then rinse and polish with a microfibre cloth which can make a nice shiny silver coin but you lose years of patina and sometimes luster - it's a preference thing.

read up about it before you try it on any rare coins

I doubt whether I'll ever try it on any rare or even just 'collectable' coins. I've noticed that any collectable (ie non-bullion) coin in an auction catalogue that's described as 'cleaned' or 'polished' will invariably be regarded as less desirable and valued accordingly.

I've bought quite a few 18th and 19th century silver coins by post from dealers, which look to have been cleaned. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't bought them. I rarely buy coins at all these days, only at auctions where I can inspect them personally before bidding on them.

This is pretty cool. 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, and the US mint is issuing a series of commemoratives with a lunar footprint.



https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-m ... nniversary

(Well, image link doesn't seem to work. Follow the link to the webpage instead.)

A coin for Ferris's pocket.

^ Ooh pretty. I like you Darmok , I'll ban you last

We truly are not worthy of you, O Great Father of the People.

Flattery will get you everywhere my son , send me the names of the people you want banned

Thank you, Your Imperialness!

Unfortunately, when I try to do that I get an error that says: "Cannot complete delivery. Maximum message size exceeded."

^^^^^Is that chocolate?

2018 $5 Palau Silver Heart Antique Finish 1oz 999 Silver Coin

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So a heart only costs $5? Wish I had known that earlier.