Coin Show Newps

mnemtsas2

The Australian Numismatic Dealers Association held their show in Sydney this weekend an I was lucky enough to attend and pick up some nice coins.

Great Britain 1890 Maundy Set



Great Britain 1887 Shilling - I assume this is a matte proof?



A 1967 New Zealand/Bahamas 2c Mule

wybrit

Great finds indeed. That maundy set looks superb.

There is no mention of matte proofs being struck for 1887 in any of my references, so there is some other story behind the shilling, probably.

coinkat

Terrific Maundy set

From the image, not sure what to make of the shilling

MacCrimmon

That shilling may be lacquered.

JCMhouston

Very nice Maundy set, I have not heard of an 1887 matte proof shilling either.

mnemtsas2

Thanks for the comments, how can I tell if the shilling is lacquered or not? Other than looking very matte and white it doesn't look to have anything on the surface. Can anyone suggest a photo/angle I can take so that the people here who are wiser than me can see something?

RobP

<< <i>Thanks for the comments, how can I tell if the shilling is lacquered or not? Other than looking very matte and white it doesn't look to have anything on the surface. Can anyone suggest a photo/angle I can take so that the people here who are wiser than me can see something? >>


Get a decent glass on it, preferably illuminated. Any lacquering will result in blockages by the resin in recesses such as the date or the milled edge. If someoone has tried to remove it this usually remains in place as the effect of surface tension of the liquid means it doesn't penetrate a small depression and the surface area exposed being small relative to the quantity of lacquer present means that such places are harder to clean. An illuminated magnifier will also show a coated surface better as the appearance is different for lacquered, dipped or original surfaces. It isn't easy to explain in words, but most lacquered or formerly lacquered coins I have handled usually had a brownish tinge where the residue remained. You may also find that the milled edge has a slightly sticky feel to it where lacquer has filled the grooves.

mnemtsas2

Thanks Robp, I did as you suggested and saw nothing. So I've got out the Dinolite and examined the coin for the last 10 minutes looking for some debris on the coin and can find exactly nothing. See some detail images below. Any other ideas what might be going on with this piece?

lordmarcovan

The Maundy set looks great. So does the shilling, even if it ain't a proof.