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"TONED" Silver 1907 Barber Quarter506 viewsTHIS is a truly toned silver coin. Many people will hold up a tarnished silver coin, or post one on eBay or in some auction and say it is a TONED, or a beautifly toned coin when it is merely a grey or varying shade of grey coin. What they really have is a "RUSTY" coin. Silver tarnishes far more easily in more recent year as the number of deisel cars and trucks have increased putting more "sulphur" in the air. Sulphur is the major cause of tarnish. (ACID causes tru toning)
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Gallienus348 views
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Coin Restoration Part 1471 viewsThis is a sort of step by step picture show of a coin undergoing restoration. it also shows some of the prolems of trying to get mint luster to be visible in typical lighting often used to show detail in coins. Too much light causes some shiny surfaces to wash out to pure white. There are was around it, but typicall not done when the main thing happening to the coin is the restoration process.
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"TONED" Barber Quarter REVerse500 viewsThis is the reverse of the same Barber quarter. An example of what a TONED coin TRULY looks like.
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Untitle7469 views
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100 Franc Piedfort minting493 viewsHere is a view with a US Quarter to show how thick this coin really is!
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1950 Mexico 5 Peso376 viewsThis is an example of a lightly tarnished coin, this coin will look wonderful with only minor work. Looking forward to seeing it after the process... it is a very beautiful coin. I wonder if they made on in 1958? :-) nah, it is a commerative coin. These Mexican 5 Peso coins are large and very lovely and contain a good chunk of Silver in them!
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Can I make this a link?562 viewsI want to make this a link to the BIGGER file of the coin restoration I will be placing on the site without limits :-)- that one should work! [If it doesn't, Cut-n-Paste the bloody thing!
http://www.qoinage.com/images/CoinRestore03-2012.jpgMar 31, 2012
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Untitle7469 viewsOct 19, 2011
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1945 Swiss 5 Kronor.jpg486 viewsSep 04, 2011
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1942D Australia Sixpence547 viewsSep 04, 2011
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100 Franc Piedfort minting493 viewsHere is a view with a US Quarter to show how thick this coin really is!Jul 30, 2011
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Piedfort issue of the 1986 100 Franc Commemorative731 viewsSpecial "Piedfort" issue of the French 100 Franc coin, Double thick, twice the silver, only 5,000 of these coin were minted. THey were made to be gifts to visiting dignitaries to FranceJul 30, 2011
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A nice article about coin restoration651 viewsJust read it!Jul 30, 2011
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50 EuroCents697 viewsAn early restoration - I can tell because I didn't make the rig to keep so much refelcted stuff on the coin and spoil the look!Jul 30, 2011
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