Medalette

AKiwi

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Aug 4, 2005
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Got out this morning to an old demolition site, found plenty of lead-head nails....and a NZ medalett.
It was struck in 1887 in Melbourne AU. as a commemorate for Queen Victoria's Jubilee, for the City of Napier, NZ. and also has on it that the Mayor at the time was G Swan.
It is fairly crusted up and I want to clean it. BUT it's gilt, and so the big question......how to do so without entirely ruining it?
Will get pics up shortly.
This pic is a cleaned up version, hope mine comes out as good!
Cheers
 

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creskol

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That is a stunner! What a nice patina! Great find!
 

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Fascinating medal/coin. Congrats. :wink:
 

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