I got $500! I just need a sledgehammer!

SiriusBlack

Also known as $2 and a bunch of blank paper!
Surprisingly these can sell for $300-500 on eBay. I’m not morally bankrupt enough to take advantage of the unsuspecting like that, so I’m going to display it as a weird numismatic item of questionable authenticity! I paid $8 at a thrift store so I think I’m safe.
The b&m store I took this photo in has a bunch of weird money items in lucite on display, so I may let him add it to the collection at some point. He thought it was a pretty cool item too.

Namvet69

I was walking a large local flea market for a coin or two and a vendor pointed to a similar item of a simulated $200 stack in lucite. She had a sticker price of $100 on it. I held the block sideways and showed her that the white stack of paper sandwiched between what appeared to be 2 one dollar bills was smaller all the way around. My secret sauce was the question, do you think someone actually destroyed $200 to create a paperweight? The vendor took the sticker off it and offered the item for $5. I politely declined and said have a good day. Peace Roy

291fifth

Those were probably made in the 1960s, they heyday of lucite embedments. Note the series number of the one dollar notes.

SiriusBlack

@291fifth said:
Those were probably made in the 1960s, they heyday of lucite embedments. Note the series number of the one dollar notes.

1969 B I think it was

ctf_error_coins

Isn't it actually three dollars?

SiriusBlack

@ErrorsOnCoins said:
Isn't it actually three dollars?

There’s one on top, one on bottom. I think that’s it, but it’s hard to tell for sure. It’s an optical illusion that makes the photo seem like more, it reflects the top and bottom.

messydesk

@291fifth said:
Those were probably made in the 1960s, they heyday of lucite embedments. Note the series number of the one dollar notes.

True. It wasn't until the mid '70s that state fairs everywhere started realizing that they'd sell a lot more food by embedding it in batter, putting it on a stick and deep frying it instead of encasing it in Lucite.

Timbuk3

Neat, I like it !!!

OPA

Actually, years ago, I purchased a lucite set from the US Mint. (Paperweight set)

see below

Paradisefound

That block looks cold enough to be in a Maitai bowl

@OPA

AUandAG

I had one of those plastic bricks on my living room coffee table. It disappeared and then I found shards in the back side yard......confronted the 10 year old.....my son and my hammer. Oh my, should have said something I guess.

SiriusBlack

@AUandAG What did he do with his vast wealth?!

AUandAG

@SiriusBlack said:
@AUandAG What did he do with his vast wealth?!

I never asked, just whooped his butt and sent to his room.....to ponder on it.

bob

SiriusBlack

BJandTundra

Have a desk set, paper weight and letter opener, gifted to me in 1977 with imbedded uncirculated cents. Very classy looking and still use it every day.

davewesen

@ErrorsOnCoins said:
Isn't it actually three dollars?

looking through the corner gives the optical illusion that the top dollar is 2.

I still like the lucite toilet seats filled with coins

ricko

An acetone soak will release the coins or bills.... makes a mess though... Cheers, RickO

SiriusBlack

@ricko I've seen acetone melt cameras. I didn't know it would work on this! Not that I'm going to try

johnny9434

@291fifth said:
Those were probably made in the 1960s, they heyday of lucite embedments. Note the series number of the one dollar notes.

nice catch, i saw that as well

SiriusBlack

What the heck is Lucite anyway? It seems more reflective or mirror like than epoxy or plexiglass

Wabbit2313

@Namvet69 said:
I was walking a large local flea market for a coin or two and a vendor pointed to a similar item of a simulated $200 stack in lucite. She had a sticker price of $100 on it. I held the block sideways and showed her that the white stack of paper sandwiched between what appeared to be 2 one dollar bills was smaller all the way around. My secret sauce was the question, do you think someone actually destroyed $200 to create a paperweight? The vendor took the sticker off it and offered the item for $5. I politely declined and said have a good day. Peace Roy

I would have bought it for 5 bucks, it is cool!

Namvet69

I'm looking for a Morgan or other silver coin in lucite so I can try to dissolve the lucite and rescue the coin. Peace Roy

ChrisH821

@BJandTundra said:
Have a desk set, paper weight and letter opener, gifted to me in 1977 with imbedded uncirculated cents. Very classy looking and still use it every day.

I must have the matching can/bottle opener. It has unc. 1962 cents in the handle.

ChrisH821

@SiriusBlack said:
What the heck is Lucite anyway? It seems more reflective or mirror like than epoxy or plexiglass

What you are seeing is called "total internal reflection". It is a property of refractive materials, even if they are clear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_internal_reflection
It's an interesting read if you can stay awake through it. Acrylic glass(lucite/plexiglas) is used as an example there as well.