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If you have one One Penny coin, you have one penny. You wouldn't say "one pence", because pence is plural (just like you wouldn't say "I have one cents"). If you have tw… (View Post)

A little late to the party here, but if you're ever concerned about whether or not a piece of plastic is PVC, there's always the good old fashioned Beilstein test. You need: - A Bunsen burn… (View Post)

The problem is, I don't think this kind of thick black gunk will go away with a "light dip". I think to make it go away completely, you'd need to overdip it. (View Post)

The black deposits are not from PVC, or other recent improper storage, but rather from some other event in this coin's 200+ year history. Perhaps fire damage; perhaps shipwreck corrosion. Harsh … (View Post)

It's what I've been trying to tell you. It's the name of the Spanish king, Philip IV. Who died in 1665, making it impossible for his name to be on a 1690 coin. On an actual 1690 Potosi… (View Post)