Buffed these babies up just for all to see!
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Just kidding! Too bad my friend gave them to me in this condition. Bet this destroyed the value of many a coin over the years!
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Painful. Here's what you need to do:
1.) Take your friend out to Taco Bell as a thank you gesture.
2.) Take a few extra napkins and wrap the coins in them.
3.) Season with ghost pepper salsa.
4.) Bake on 400° for 30 minutes
5.) After you put out the fire, I guarantee they'll look even worse.
I like those counterstamped ones!
Yes, my friend was my very first platoon sergeant. He gave me these visiting well over 25 years ago. I just keep them as a keepsake from him. He played a solid role in my life. I knew these would require a second look for those who have old type coins that have had a rough life!
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Congrats for turning them into crap.
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Get some "liver of sulfur" and darken the surfaces. It should help making these coins look more natural.
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They all look like culls.
This is how they were when he handed them to me. The post was making light of polished coins.
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I was going to ask if there was a way to darken them aside from sulfur and Vasaline (sp) people talk about. I've never seen a coin doctored in this way come out good. When I tried it, the area next to the relief turned black! Anyone have an image of a successful result?
Aren't they still worth over $60 as is? I'd buy them for that price; and you got them for free!