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Challenge: Identify this coin
I have what appears to be a coin, except that its condition is well below
poor. I can't tell if it was originally gray or red/brown in color, or even if the rims are flat or notched. From the condition, I'm guessing that someone in the family found it buried in a yard or something. The entire surface is rusted and corroded. I can't find any distinguishing marks whatsoever. All I can tell you is: It is magnetic. It is currently brown in color, but that might just be the rust/corrosion. Its diameter is smaller than a dime's by the thickness of a dime's rim (so maybe 16-17 mm?). I tried cleaning it with vinegar/hot sauce, which actually improved it a lot, but it is still just an unidentifiable mess. I might be able to sell it on ebay if I payed the buyer to take it off my hands. |
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Brian wrote:
I have what appears to be a coin, except that its condition is well below poor. I can't tell if it was originally gray or red/brown in color, or even if the rims are flat or notched. From the condition, I'm guessing that someone in the family found it buried in a yard or something. The entire surface is rusted and corroded. I can't find any distinguishing marks whatsoever. All I can tell you is: It is magnetic. It is currently brown in color, but that might just be the rust/corrosion. Its diameter is smaller than a dime's by the thickness of a dime's rim (so maybe 16-17 mm?). I tried cleaning it with vinegar/hot sauce, which actually improved it a lot, but it is still just an unidentifiable mess. I might be able to sell it on ebay if I payed the buyer to take it off my hands. It is not a coin, it is a punch out from a conduit hole in a metal junction box (electrics). OK I might not be correct......but prove me wrong ;-) Ian |
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That was my guess too.
"Ian" wrote in message ... Brian wrote: I have what appears to be a coin, except that its condition is well below poor. I can't tell if it was originally gray or red/brown in color, or even if the rims are flat or notched. From the condition, I'm guessing that someone in the family found it buried in a yard or something. The entire surface is rusted and corroded. I can't find any distinguishing marks whatsoever. All I can tell you is: It is magnetic. It is currently brown in color, but that might just be the rust/corrosion. Its diameter is smaller than a dime's by the thickness of a dime's rim (so maybe 16-17 mm?). I tried cleaning it with vinegar/hot sauce, which actually improved it a lot, but it is still just an unidentifiable mess. I might be able to sell it on ebay if I payed the buyer to take it off my hands. It is not a coin, it is a punch out from a conduit hole in a metal junction box (electrics). OK I might not be correct......but prove me wrong ;-) Ian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 |
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"Wes Chormicle" wrote in
k.net: That was my guess too. "Ian" wrote in message ... Brian wrote: I have what appears to be a coin, except that its condition is well below poor. I can't tell if it was originally gray or red/brown in color, or even if the rims are flat or notched. From the condition, I'm guessing that someone in the family found it buried in a yard or something. The entire surface is rusted and corroded. I can't find any distinguishing marks whatsoever. All I can tell you is: It is magnetic. It is currently brown in color, but that might just be the rust/corrosion. Its diameter is smaller than a dime's by the thickness of a dime's rim (so maybe 16-17 mm?). I tried cleaning it with vinegar/hot sauce, which actually improved it a lot, but it is still just an unidentifiable mess. I might be able to sell it on ebay if I payed the buyer to take it off my hands. It is not a coin, it is a punch out from a conduit hole in a metal junction box (electrics). OK I might not be correct......but prove me wrong ;-) Ian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 With vinegar and hot sauce on it, I'd say it's a mini fajita. -- Joecoin Copper is as copper does. |
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