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AndresAndres Posts: 977 ✭✭✭
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Bought this dutch Silver Rider / Ducaton in May 2008 at auction,
it's in my showcase since then, looks quite different now after 2 1/2 years image
which one do you prefer ?

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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I prefer the one with color on it.

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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,665 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thats neat - I had the same happen to mine.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I take it there's some open air in your showcase, then, Andres? That's picked up some nice toning, for sure.

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  • AndresAndres Posts: 977 ✭✭✭
    Its a showcase with glass doors, but absolutly not airtight ,

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    most of the (silver) coins dont react, but some do:

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    this one need some more time I''l guess:

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  • ZoharZohar Posts: 6,665 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What a nice display and effect. Maybe I should throw a few of mine in there to get this nice toning effect image
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  • AndresAndres Posts: 977 ✭✭✭
    Zohar, it will not work with slabbed coins image

    there's also a bunch of VOC doits in there , one of them is also nicely toned I think:
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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Beautiful display!
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  • candy2012mustangcandy2012mustang Posts: 479 ✭
    Nice display!
  • YQQYQQ Posts: 3,326 ✭✭✭✭✭
    here is a very colorful 1858 10 cent..( also a re-punched last A/A in Canada)
    as far as I know it is NT.
    but.. how did it happen? how do these colors get to be???

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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,371 ✭✭✭✭✭
    YQQ, what is your grade opinion of such a beautiful coin?
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  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭


    << <i>YQQ, what is your grade opinion of such a beautiful coin? >>



    Looks like an AU-58 to me. The toning seems a bit unusual to me, but it looks natural and I kinda like it.
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  • YQQYQQ Posts: 3,326 ✭✭✭✭✭
    would love to see a MS 60, wishful thinking??/
    but I guess it is somewhere in the AU section.
    Perhaps higher in the US.???
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  • numislover101numislover101 Posts: 30
    What a beautiful display and collection. You have very nice taste for coinage and decor. Very nice natural tone to some of
    your coins. my preference would surly be the Ducat with toning! Again; Lovely coins. I wish they were in my collection.
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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 3,025 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Its a showcase with glass doors, but absolutly not airtight ,
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    That might be one of the coolest pictures I have seen on this forum in the past few months. Well done! image
  • BjornBjorn Posts: 538 ✭✭✭
    Nice die clashes on that Canadian piece...
  • YQQYQQ Posts: 3,326 ✭✭✭✭✭
    yes, the 58 has die breaks, clashes , re-punched letters and numbers... and , I am not sure, some brockage?
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  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Its a showcase with glass doors, but absolutly not airtight ,
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    That might be one of the coolest pictures I have seen on this forum in the past few months. Well done! image >>




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