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  • SanctionII
    SanctionII Posts: 13,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I do not have a photo of this item, but at a coin show I saw a Captial Plastics holder that was quite large. It would be ideal to be mounted on a wall as a display in a frame. It contained openings for US proof sets from 1936 through either 1964 or 1970. The holder contained complete proofs sets from 1938 forward. It only missed the 1936 and 1937.

    If the holder had been empty of coins I would have bought it and filled it up with my best sets.

  • pendragon1998
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    I have a clock in my office that is a big acrylic square with 1964 unc coins as the hours. Halves, quarters, and dimes. I'll post a pic later.

  • PerryHall
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    A few years ago a forum member posted a pic of a clear plastic toilet seat with dozens of coins imbedded in it. Very neat but I doubt my wife would allow me to install it in our house. :D

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  • ifthevamzarockin
    ifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Aspie_Rocco, "This should be the new icon in troll posts mwahahahaha" :D

  • ifthevamzarockin
    ifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Guess this photo will get hijacked to death around here. :D

  • Akbeez
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    The miniature coins posted reminded me of these I purchased 10 years or so ago. Just a novelty, but they are all REAL. A high-energy lab is able to literally SHRINK coins using powerful magnetic fields. Weights all match. Have a Morgan dollar too, although silver doesn't shrink as much.




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  • messydesk
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    If you have a lot of time to spend looking at this kind of stuff, there's a collection "Eclectic Numismatic Treasures" on the Newman Numismatic Portal. Pictures are divided into categories, with a couple categories representing just one coin. It starts about half way down this page. Some pretty amazing pieces.

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  • sedulous
    sedulous Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Topdollarpaid said:
    Cut out coin jewelry

    Back in about 1972-1973 my Dad saw a guy selling cut coin jewelry at the swap meet. He managed to get him to show haw it was done. My dad and step mother started selling cut outs to Doyle Coin palace and for years keep it going. Back in 1999 I had him cut out a double eagle for me.

    Dddaaaaaaannnnnnggggg

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • sedulous
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    @Akbeez said:
    The miniature coins posted reminded me of these I purchased 10 years or so ago. Just a novelty, but they are all REAL. A high-energy lab is able to literally SHRINK coins using powerful magnetic fields. Weights all match. Have a Morgan dollar too, although silver doesn't shrink as much.




    From the funniest post to the weirdest... we have it all here. I am still reeling from the St. Gaudiens cutout. Goodness!

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • PerryHall
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    I bet that cut out Saint-Gaudens is dated 1908. :D

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  • pendragon1998
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    I inherited this from my Grandmother. It's not scuffed, that's the reflection.

  • sedulous
    sedulous Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 25, 2019 8:14PM
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    Hey, earlier I showed a larger, plate-sized 1914 Buffalo Nickel creation (why 1914 and not 1913? anyways...), but now I came across a baseball-sized? (or there-abouts) Buffalo, N. Y. Lucky nickel creation? pretty cool. If you look closely along the rim it says something about the origin of this creation from Point Marion, PA.

    • Tim

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • karenren
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    @habaraca What a special design about these coins!

  • Hemispherical
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    edited April 25, 2019 8:21PM
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    @sedulous

    “The Almar Metal Arts Co.” is the first part.

  • karenren
    karenren Posts: 78 ✭
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    @sedulous 3D coins?

  • sedulous
    sedulous Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @karenren said:
    @sedulous 3D coins?

    Not 3D when I mentioned "baseball" related to sizing. Trying to describe that it is a number of times larger than a federally issued Buffalo nickel.

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • sedulous
    sedulous Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here are a couple more Indian Head style recently found...

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • numbersman
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    Collector of numeral seals.That's the 1928 and 1928A series of FRNs with a number rather than a letter in the district seal. Owner/operator of Bottom Line Currency
  • coinsarefun
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    This has been a very enjoyable, interesting thread. Thanks to everyone that shared.

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  • sedulous
    sedulous Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here is a 1909-S penny creation I noticed in a local coin shop. Regular wheat cent next to it gives you a sense of size

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • sedulous
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    @numbersman said:


    That is truly interesting! I see scissors in there... what are the other items?

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • numbersman
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    It has a nail file and a blade/knife (which is quite sharp!) in addition to the scissors (which work well).The coin is real and on the blade it is stamped "Hoffritz" which used to be (and maybe still is?) a store I saw in the local mall many years back.

    Collector of numeral seals.That's the 1928 and 1928A series of FRNs with a number rather than a letter in the district seal. Owner/operator of Bottom Line Currency
  • numbersman
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    edited June 4, 2019 7:40AM
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    This is made of a hardened type of foam material and hangs in my home office.It is roughly 2 1/2 feet in diameter.

    Collector of numeral seals.That's the 1928 and 1928A series of FRNs with a number rather than a letter in the district seal. Owner/operator of Bottom Line Currency
  • sedulous
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    @numbersman said:
    This is made of a hardened type of foam material and hangs in my home office.It is roughly 2 1/2 feet in diameter.

    That is totally awesome!

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • matt_dac
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    @ricko said:
    Cut out coins were popular some years ago, and still are to some extent. We have a major Garlic Festival here (largest in the country) every year and I have seen a booth selling these and actually demonstrating the work several times. So still some demand for them. Cheers, RickO

    Forget about the coins, a "garlic" festival? I bet the kissing booth is not the most popular attraction at this fair. Ha ha!

  • ricko
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    @matt_dac ... actually...they give out samples of the garlic at all the stands... so virtually everyone has 'garlic breath'...and pickles etc.....A lot of other food booths as well....even garlic ice cream....Cheers, RickO

  • snizzle
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    These are both cigarette lighters. I have a British coin also can’t find it at this time.

  • sedulous
    sedulous Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Found on eBay just now for sale


    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • Bullsitter
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    edited June 15, 2019 7:44AM
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    @PerryHall said:
    A few years ago a forum member posted a pic of a clear plastic toilet seat with dozens of coins imbedded in it. Very neat but I doubt my wife would allow me to install it in our house. :D

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