1887 canadian quarter 100,000 minted/first silver

[Ahab8]

Im just looking for some advice on my first silver coin which is a low mintage 1887 canadian quarter. I can just make out the 87 which are the last two numbers in the year. I don't dare to do anything to it and am assuming that I should take it to a coin shop and see about having it professionally cleaned. Any thoughts would be appreciated

 

[CRUSADER]

Totally in agreement guys and I appreciate all of the honest feedback. I'm very new at this and am happy to get the good advice and opinions

Good attitude. The coin is very worn & the small amount of oxidation is little concern. In fact it highlights the detail.

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks Crusader! I'm just trying to absorb as much info as possible. I'm not sensitive and don't get offended by honesty. I do have a question about an old copper that I found this weekend. It seems to be a blank copper with no detail on it at all. It's about the same size as the late 1700s kg Irish half penny that I found., maybe just a hair bigger. I suppose it could just be so toasted that there's no detail but I'm wondering if there were blank coppers and how old they may be. Thank you

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks Crusader! I'm just trying to absorb as much info as possible. I'm not sensitive and don't get offended by honesty. I do have a question about an old copper that I found this weekend. It seems to be a blank copper with no detail on it at all. It's about the same size as the late 1700s kg Irish half penny that I found., maybe just a hair bigger. I suppose it could just be so toasted that there's no detail but I'm wondering if there were blank coppers and how old they may be. Thank you

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'If' there is detail, I can't see it in the picture. So after years of IDing near blanks in the field, I think it's a scrap pile find, although that's a 'me' scrap pile & not a 'you' one.

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks again I will leave you alone for the night but hopefully in the near future have some more interesting finds to ask you about. Much appreciated

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks again I will leave you alone for the night but hopefully in the near future have some more interesting finds to ask you about. Much appreciated

I'm always here to help & if I miss your post, just PM me the link. Although I might not always have the anwser, I always have an opinion or a joke, one of the 2.

 

[Ahab8]

Then we should get along well :-)