Circulated Chinese Panda 2014 and Maple leaf Compared to BU

[CurryMuncher69]

I always wandered what a coin would look like in a "circulated condition". 

So 6 MONTHS AGO (yes long personal Experiment) I took out one Chinese Panda out of it's capsule, and took a maple leaf coin out of a tube, and just left the coins on my desk.

Sometimes I would put the coins in my wallet, sometimes in my pocket, sometimes in my hands, sometimes in a pouch. All I could do to mimic what coins would go through, and went through in history. (also washing coins with water to symbolize rain or coins getting wet) 

Trying to see what would the coins look like if silver was in modern day coinage, and then compare them to Brilliant Un-circulated coins. The results brought some INTERESTING conclusions to my mind.

Warning DIRTY COINS AHEAD... 

Here are the circulated coins.... 
 

[CurryMuncher69]

Now here are the BU coins,,, 


The maple leaf coin in this picture looks dirty, but in the flesh, it still has that shine to it that most BU maple's have, the circulated maple has lost that shine to it, and looks rather dull. 

The Shiny parts on the Panda coin, are slowly turning into a matt kind of finish, however it still holds a little of that shine and still reflects light on the fur. All in all I would say the panda coin would not look rather pleasing in 12 months of circulation when compared to the maple leaf. 

[Danny-boy]

Great experiment.

I'm doing the same with a £20 for £20, it's been in my wallet for quite a while now.

[BaldyBob]

I'd still pay you spot for them CM

[CurryMuncher69]

In my opinion, the ASE is the best modern coin to have for circulation. The worst in my opinion would be our own Britannia coin with it being so reflective, over time it would look like a very dirty, and dull mirror. 

[CurryMuncher69]

I'd still pay you spot for them CM

Get your money of my coins  

I like to have some circulated coins, so I can compare them to my shiny one'z . 

[CurryMuncher69]

Danny POST A PICTURE OF THE 20 for 20 !!!! I wanna see it  

[Cornishfarmer]

Still think the panda looks great, any wear? @999 should be more than if 925. The coin looks a lot smaller out of cap.

[Danny-boy]

Danny POST A PICTURE OF THE 20 for 20 !!!! I wanna see it

Will do mate, this evening.

[Paul]

who's going to be the first person to do this with a 1oz gold coin ??

[CurryMuncher69]

who's going to be the first person to do this with a 1oz gold coin ??

Thats going to be ONE EXPENSIVE Experiment...... historically a gold coin would of been around 3-4 grams, so it does not have to be one oz, it could be 1/10 oz  

[Paul]

would be awful on a drunken night to popped a 1/2 gold coin in a fruit machine thinking it was a £1 coin

[HawkHybrid]

would be awful on a drunken night to popped a 1/2 gold coin in a fruit machine thinking it was a £1 coin

 

hopefully the machine would reject it on the basis of

being the wrong weight/size ratio.

 

HH

[Kman]

Trying to see what would the coins look like if silver was in modern day coinage, and then compare them to Brilliant Un-circulated coins. The results brought some INTERESTING conclusions to my mind.

 

But they wouldn't make a coin for circulation out of fine silver would they?

[Cornishfarmer]

would be awful on a drunken night to popped a 1/2 gold coin in a fruit machine thinking it was a £1 coin

You have 4350 spins!!!!

[alec86]

I like your experiment lol now get the polish out and give it a good clean and then see what the difference is,   

[Pirocco]

The pictures are abit hard to judge, too reflective / too white.

[Pete]

You can never restore the mirrored finish on a silver coin unless you polish it with silver polish and that will likely leave very fine scratches.

The matt finish ASE however stands up to all sorts of abuse and can be recovered in an acid dip to like new condition.

[CurryMuncher69]

Sorry about the quality of pics, it was took before sunrise, in a low lit room, with a S4 Camera 

[SolidSilverBogbrush]

The panda still looks better than the maple.

[HelpingHands]

But they wouldn't make a coin for circulation out of fine silver would they?

Yes but just for the guy that took the 20 for 20s to a tesco garage.

[silversword]

who's going to be the first person to do this with a 1oz gold coin ??

Gold doesn't tarnish and 22ct will offer some scratch resistance. I'd be more worried about dropping it down a drain.

[daz]

Looks like someone has done the same experiment with this britannia

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-SILVER-2-1oz-BRITANNIA-IN-NEAR-MINT-CONDITION-/151457995614?pt=UK_Coins_BritishDecimal_RL&hash=item2343999b5e

And they still describe it as near mint!

[HelpingHands]

Wow, and they are claiming to be a coin company.

Maybe 'near mint' means to them that they live near the mint.

[silverroller]

Ernie the owner of the company has been in business for very long time i have dealt with Ernie on many times , he was know to be called Mr sovereign  as he was a big player at buying all gold sovereigns from the mint,and when i say big player,i mean big. Paul from Atkinson' s was always trying to buy from him,he lives in my home county of Dorset. He is a very nice chap, i know that the coin you are referring to is bad description of the coin,must of forgot to put his glasses on at the time of description, but he usually is spot on and i have bought a lot of coins of him in the past many kookaburras and and kangaroos .He has got a lot of coins for sale,quit a few gold sovereigns for sale, ill try and drop him aline and see if he would be interested in selling some of his coin through the site at a cheaper price you see on Ebay. He must be past retirement age for sure and spends a lot of time in Spain.