So I bought a collection this morning...

MICHAELDIXON

Going through this collection, there is a small bag of foreign coins and I find a nice, even, circulated gray 1871 Mexican 50 centavos. My wife is from Mexico, so I take it up and show it to her. A few minutes later, her mother (who is staying for awhile) calls me over and gives me the coin back. Her mother had scrubbed the coin harshly and it is bright white! I was and am still stunned!!

commoncents05

-Paul

ModCrewman

Dang...looks like the professor may need to give a lesson or two in Coin Collecting 101.

Sorry about that.

guitarwes

es no bien

Batman23

Is the MIL leaving on good happy terms

llafoe

Don't walk around your mother-in-law naked!

Zoins

She probably thought she was doing you a favor too!

keyman64

UGH! So how much WAS it worth and how much IS it worth now? MELT?

MICHAELDIXON

Maybe I can put it on Ebay as a Deep Mirror Prooflike coin! Help me write the auction description, please!

Meltdown

<< <i>es no bien >>



si, no mas mucho dinero...

mingot

<< <i>Maybe I can put it on Ebay as a Deep Mirror Prooflike coin! Help me write the auction description, please! >>



OK!

"Here is a lovely gem that looks to be high grade and proof like to me, but I am not a professional so look at the pictures and you be the judge!"

Make sure the picture is a moon shot.

???

Profit!

Chump4Change

aye caramba! gotta love in-laws...

Shamika

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Russ

On the plus side, this is one of those excellent mother in law stories to tell at coin geek poker games.

Russ, NCNE

AUandAG

How nice. Hope she doesn't know better because if she does it's saying something about you!!

bob

DorkGirl

The coin has MILM......mother in law mirrors!!

fivecents

You being a "coin guy" your mother in law should have know better.

You are to blame for that happening.imho

SaorAlba

Necesitas una madre nueva.

gsaguy

<< <i>Necesitas una madre nueva. >>



Suegra

dbcoin

Constantine

I have a feeling that your mother-in-law's stay with you was just shortened by a few days/weeks.

coindeuce

If it has the Cn mintmark (Culiacan), it would have booked at $400 in fine.


if it was minted in Durango(Do) there were 591 pieces made. No catalogue value.

JupitarCoins

Sorry to hear about that.
Thats what mother in laws are for to make sure everything is clean

Ahrensdad

<< <i>Necesitas una madre nueva. >>



Seems like it to me. She meant good, too bad about the outcome. You know what they say about good intentions.

oreville

<< <i> Seems like it to me. She meant good, too bad about the outcome. You know what they say about good intentions. >>



You know what WE say about MOTHER IN LAWS!

DNADave

Well THAT'll teach ya'

I learned my lesson by giving a nice raw seated half dollar to a co-worker to look to look at.
He proceeded to drop it on the floor.

rainbowroosie

This is a lose/lose scenario --- just suck it up