Lost and Found these Rare Coins!

[boogieboy]

Hi all i found these coins i used to collect few many years ago and i found that the oldest cent i have is from 1916 and have some or mostly arabian coins i want to polish the cents so what i need to make them shiny? what are they made of? brass?

 

[seavixen32]

Some excellent advice here: Clean Coins - How to Clean Your Collectible and U.S. Coins - Cleaning Advice

 

[AllOnTheBus]

I'm no expert and this is no advertisement but
I was told that you could use Coca Cola!

Guess it ain't just for the drinkin".

Anyone else heard that?

 

[boogieboy]

no i never heard than about use coka cola it will make them sticky!

 

[Hopalong X]

Coca Cola will ruin their value- acid in the Coke.

The really old ones it is best to leave them "as is" to retain their value.

 

[AllOnTheBus]

Yep - you gotta rinse the coins in fresh H2O afterwards and
remember not to drink the leftover Coke cause you
could get copper poisoning or something - umm- maybe

Seriously though, as Hopalong said I would leave them untouched
as they may be more valuable as is. If you do want to clean them up I
would contact a coin dealer first of all and ask what is the best way to do so.

 

[pebbly]

Another +1 for Hoppys advice the best way to lose value of old coins is to clean them !!!

 

[boogieboy]

Hmmmm so i leave them and not clean them before i mess anything

 

[Hopalong X]

I would leave them as is. If they have any collectible value you could ruin that.

You don't want to say later "This penny was worth $50 until I cleaned it".

 

[pebbly]

Hmmmm so i leave them and not clean them before i mess anything

Boogieboy ,Have a look at this link for the British coins you have UK Decimal Coin Values - 1 & 2 Pounds It will tell you how many were made (minted ) and possible value

 

[boogieboy]

Hmmmm so i leave them and not clean them before i mess anything

Boogieboy ,Have a look at this link for the British coins you have UK Decimal Coin Values - 1 & 2 Pounds It will tell you how many were made (minted ) and possible value

nice link pebbly please tell me what is the possible value!

I would leave them as is. If they have any collectible value you could ruin that.

You don't want to say later "This penny was worth $50 until I cleaned it".

Oh! Very True

 

[boogieboy]

Pebbly i have found 2 more British Pounds in the collection and they are older than the first 2 one's here are the pics in 1st two some more pics too

 

[Qdos]

Both your British coins (which are still legal tender) and your French Francs (which have been superseded by the €uro of course) are commonly found by the million and are worth either nothing but scrap value, or their face value - however I cannot comment on the others.

Cleaning should be done with a dilute solution of tin oxide, using a soft polishing cloth. Soaking metal in tin oxide solution will not corrode it, rather it's mildly abrasive and will work as a grime/oxidation remover. (Tin oxide is what professionals use to polish glass to a mirror finish.)

 

[pebbly]

boogieboy, The 4 British pound coins , as Qdos states , are only worth their face value (i.e. £1 each) they each had a very high mintage of approximately 20,000,000 each Which in relative terms is a ratio of 1:3 of the British population !!!

 

[derekimo]

This 1967 Quarter could be worth $1 to $7 1967 Washington Quarter Value | CoinTrackers

I would say closer to $1 by the looks of it.

 

[SledgeDG]

Tips:

Never try to remove the natural oxidation from coins, such as the tarnish on silver. This is called "toning" and the coin is worth more with it intact. Removing it will damage the coin's surface and greatly reduce its value. In other words, no dipping, polishing, or chemical solutions should ever be used on coins.

Those Italian 100-Lire coins (pics 2 + 3) were the equivalent of about 5 pieces of candy or a few telephone tokens
As already mentioned by Qdos, all those coins were circulated and have mostly sentimental (if any) value.
With coins it's always a 2 edged sword: Book value is one but then you also need to find someone willing to pay that price. My inlaw dabbles in coins and stamps He told me to check here:

What's My Coin Worth? Rare coin values. Rare coin prices.

Looks like you shouldn't quit your job just yet

-DG

 

[boogieboy]

Both your British coins (which are still legal tender) and your French Francs (which have been superseded by the €uro of course) are commonly found by the million and are worth either nothing but scrap value, or their face value - however I cannot comment on the others.

Cleaning should be done with a dilute solution of tin oxide, using a soft polishing cloth. Soaking metal in tin oxide solution will not corrode it, rather it's mildly abrasive and will work as a grime/oxidation remover. (Tin oxide is what professionals use to polish glass to a mirror finish.)

boogieboy, The 4 British pound coins , as Qdos states , are only worth their face value (i.e. £1 each) they each had a very high mintage of approximately 20,000,000 each Which in relative terms is a ratio of 1:3 of the British population !!!

Tips:

Never try to remove the natural oxidation from coins, such as the tarnish on silver. This is called "toning" and the coin is worth more with it intact. Removing it will damage the coin's surface and greatly reduce its value. In other words, no dipping, polishing, or chemical solutions should ever be used on coins.

Those Italian 100-Lire coins (pics 2 + 3) were the equivalent of about 5 pieces of candy or a few telephone tokens
As already mentioned by Qdos, all those coins were circulated and have mostly sentimental (if any) value.
With coins it's always a 2 edged sword: Book value is one but then you also need to find someone willing to pay that price. My inlaw dabbles in coins and stamps He told me to check here:

What's My Coin Worth? Rare coin values. Rare coin prices.

Looks like you shouldn't quit your job just yet

-DG

means i'm not going to be Rich LOL