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Subject: Re: Hard-to-believe Condition Coins
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Hi folks:
It is not hard to believe 18th century coins retain full luster. At
the British Museum which I checked in 1960, they had a wreath 1793
cent in about 80% full red. They also had a lustrous 1794 dollar
that was just sturck so it appeared. These were housed in coin
cabinets for eons, having been given to the BM about 1808 from a lady
collector. -
So they can retain color if given good care.
George Fuld
-- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "colonialcoinunion
<jagre@a...>" <jagre@a...> wrote:
> 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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