tmoneyeagles Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Here are some coins originally from my grandpa's collection. Tell me what you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Very nice, I really like the Mexican Peso. I have one that is so worn and grungy that it looks like aluminum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoneyeagles Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Yeah! I've seen a lot of older looking, more worn mexican pesos. I had two BU ones, and I sold off one of them a while back, too bad they don't have more silver content in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Those pesos are kind of like war nickels. They look nice in BU, but once they start to circulate and lose that top layer of silver (plate?), they get ugly real fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Those pesos are kind of like war nickels. They look nice in BU, but once they start to circulate and lose that top layer of silver (plate?), they get ugly real fast. I don't believe they are plated. The silver content is just so low (10%) that once the shiny luster is gone, you're left with a very dull looking coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Yes, plating would be kind of weird. Perhaps the coins undergo some type of treatment pre-striking that brings additional silver ions to the surface so when first struck, it has a silvery appearence? Late 3rd century Roman antoninianii (nominally 5% silver) are sometimes encountered with considerable, or full silvering, which often wears off quickly. See site below for some pics of silvered ants of Probus. http://dougsmith.ancients.info/probus.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 i have one of the probus, doesnt look too bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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