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Subject: Hard-to-believe Condition Coins
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A dealer I work with (a well known outfit) showed me a number of English
coins and one or two Amercian colonials from the 1796 - 1806 era that they
recently purchased in a European auction.
The coins were sold having been individually housed, apparently, in round,
single coin sized metal containers since the day they were struck. I saw the
metal containers - I have no reason to dispute the story.
The coins are pristine, lustrous and superb to the point of being simply
unbelievable. Even ridiculous. No trace of darkening around the devices, not
even the slightest mellowing, etc.
And so, as I am not all that experienced, and would have assumed
automatically, that any coin from that era in that condition must be cleaned,
colored, dipped, etc. I ask the experts among us:
Is anybody familiar with the sale I'm describing?
Has anybody seen coins of this era that have been housed in such
containers?
Is it possible that coins stored in such a way could have survived with their as-
struck brilliance 100% (maybe 105%) intact?
I am not considering buying these coins (in fact, I think they are already sold)
I'm just interested in any feedback / opinions, etc.
Thanks,
John Agre
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