This will surely make your eyes bleed

Redfox · April 23, 2020 4:14AM

I mean, that's a real thing...

ChangeInHistory · April 23, 2020 4:17AM

A little acetone will clean that right up!

ricko · April 23, 2020 4:34AM

Probably looked really good before the damage....Nicely done. Cheers, RickO

PerryHall · April 23, 2020 4:43AM

@ricko said:
Probably looked really good before the damage....Nicely done. Cheers, RickO

The paint flaked off since it was probably used as a pocket piece.

ricko · April 23, 2020 4:45AM

They are available new... not cheap though....Cheers, RickO

Jimnight · April 23, 2020 4:50AM

Colorful.

BuffaloIronTail · April 23, 2020 5:18AM

If I want to color a coin I'll do it myself!

Pete

CoinJunkie · April 23, 2020 5:29AM

AT.

CollectorBonEZ · April 23, 2020 5:33AM

I think that would be considered a federal crime.

PerryHall · April 23, 2020 5:37AM

@CollectorBonEZ said:
I think that would be considered a federal crime.

You would be wrong.

johnny9434 · April 23, 2020 5:41AM

To each our own fwiw

Stork · April 23, 2020 5:43AM

Maybe not a Federal crime, but a crime against my senses (rods and cones, well the cones anyway).
Acetone or Xylene? Not sure MS-70 would touch it. Or dip.

JBN · April 23, 2020 5:49AM

I'm going to flag this. I really believe this is the right thing to do here.

mustangmanbob · April 23, 2020 5:56AM

Before sending it to the melting pot, that would be a coin I would smash with a hammer a few times, run through the dryer, etc. Putting a symbol that has been co opted by those who destroy individuals Liberty on a coin showing liberty is wrong on so many levels.

Maybe it could join other like it with a swastika, etc.

PerryHall · April 23, 2020 6:51AM

@mustangmanbob said:
Before sending it to the melting pot, that would be a coin I would smash with a hammer a few times, run through the dryer, etc. Putting a symbol that has been co opted by those who destroy individuals Liberty on a coin showing liberty is wrong on so many levels.

Maybe it could join other like it with a swastika, etc.

Perhaps it's time to close this thread since it's causing at least one forum member to get hysterical. Don't forget that the U.S. Mint included the Confederate flag on one coin design.

topstuf · April 23, 2020 6:56AM

Close it and call a hotline.

PipestonePete · April 23, 2020 7:02AM

@PerryHall said:

@ricko said:
Probably looked really good before the damage....Nicely done. Cheers, RickO

The paint flaked off since it was probably used as a pocket piece.

I believe the flag didn't flake. I think that is supposed to represent a battle distressed flag.

PerryHall · April 23, 2020 7:06AM

@PipestonePete said:

@PerryHall said:

@ricko said:
Probably looked really good before the damage....Nicely done. Cheers, RickO

The paint flaked off since it was probably used as a pocket piece.

I believe the flag didn't flake. I think that is supposed to represent a battle distressed flag.

Good point. I think you are correct. Another theory is mustangmanbob hit it with a hammer a few times.

jmski52 · April 23, 2020 7:07AM

There's that pesky little "freedom of speech" thing to consider. There's lots of things that I find offensive in public life, and this is way down on the list.

messydesk · April 23, 2020 7:11AM

Irrespective of the subject matter, it was well-executed. It appears as though the sun is also colored gold.

@PipestonePete said:

I believe the flag didn't flake. I think that is supposed to represent a battle distressed flag.

It actually depicts a specific battle-distressed flag:

Sandman70gt · April 23, 2020 7:38AM

I dont hate it, look at the reverse of this coin...

Think of it as more of the history of how our nation became what it is. Our country was torn in two by skewed beliefs and way of life, and later became a better union.

The Eagle, Shield and E Pluribus Unum banner right over the top of a tattered Confederate flag.

Moxie15 · April 23, 2020 7:50AM

@mustangmanbob said:
Before sending it to the melting pot, that would be a coin I would smash with a hammer a few times, run through the dryer, etc. Putting a symbol that has been co opted by those who destroy individuals Liberty on a coin showing liberty is wrong on so many levels.

Maybe it could join other like it with a swastika, etc.

My first thought after reading your comment was a line from the movie The Patriot...Your sense of Liberty is as pale as your skin.

Liberty is much more about doing what is unpopular with the majority or those who call themselves "patriotic" than it is about anything else.

I would not spend money on one of these, but would not belittle one who would.

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CaptHenway · April 23, 2020 12:44PM

GACK!

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BryceM · April 23, 2020 1:20PM

Wow, I typed out a real diatribe and deleted it.

..... oh, and I don't really like the coin.

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bolivarshagnasty · April 23, 2020 1:48PM

@BryceM said:
Wow, I typed out a real diatribe and deleted it.

..... oh, and I don't really like the coin.

Did the same. Thought better of it.

dimebag · April 23, 2020 7:08PM

where's my crayon's ???

jwitten · April 23, 2020 7:28PM

I am from Kentucky, where we had families fighting on both sides. My wife is from Tennessee, where it was mainly (but not all) confederate. Her uncle is an active member in sons of confederate veterans. I know many many good people who do not view the flag as a symbol of hatred or racism. And I know many many good people who do. I know no one who likes the flag and views it as a racist flag though.. but I am sure there are those out there (though I think they are in the minority). It means different things to different people. I am a live and let live kinda guy, so it does not bother me. I can respect your opinion if it does bother you though.

Treashunt · April 24, 2020 6:45AM

punt

Not for political reasons, I just don't like or appreciate painted coins

This will surely make your eyes bleed

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