Coin clock progress, just one more to go!
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I've posted my coin clock project some time back, but I did manage to get another coin for the 2 o'clock slot, an 18178-S Morgan that had the toning arc in the right spot! That coin is in an ANCS MS-63 holder. Now all I need is an 8 o'clock toner to complete the set and get my clock face printed!
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What a cool project! Very nice Morgans!! Must be very difficult to find the toning arc in just the right spot!!
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Wow
I recall you posting your progress.
Really really nice. 👍🏼 Good balance and well, dang buddy, it’s fantastic 🤠
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That’s pretty darn cool, and something I’ve never seen done. Well done!
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That’s great! Very cool project
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Soooooo close. Nice project. Peace Roy
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Very interesting project and great progress.... It is good you get pictures in case some of the coins continue to tarnish and the clarity becomes diminished. Good luck with an 8 o'clock Morgan. Cheers, RickO
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So close to finished. What a fun side project... I've seen your progress before but cannot remember how long you've been at it. A couple years at least, yes?
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Wow that is a great and original idea. Very nice.
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Very cool and original!
AMAZING!
I predict that at 8 o'clock tonight you'll find the one you're missing.
Definitely attractive but hope the tarnishing doesn't continue. Will this be part of a functioning clock requiring the center coin to be drilled?
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No coins will be harmed for this clock! When I'm done, I'm going to have a clock face from my images printed on either metal or plexiglass. I'm looking at a 16 inch size for it. I've seen various options online to get this done and they all come with the clock hands and the movement part.
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That’s wild! The toning progression on each is remarkably similar - it must have take a lot of searching and patience for this project.
That is too cool. Thanks for sharing. BTW, I went to ebay and voila this appeared.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/404262591966?
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A very impressive and interesting coin project with imagination and fabrication. Did you specifically search for each of those toned coins?
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Strong work. That is neat.
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haha wow! cool idea!
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Very cool project!
I saw this when you posted it on IG, so impressive, this had to have been so much fun on a number of levels for you.
The date seem to repeat?
OK, I'll attempt to answer some of the good questions posted above:
1) I started this project around 6 or 7 years ago after seeing an error coin clock made with off center coins that pointed to the corresponding time on a clock. Seeing that made me want to do a clock like that, except with arc/crescent toners. I figured it would take quite awhile to get that completed, since the patterns are fairly random. You really can't say a 12 o'clock toner is scarcer than a 6 o'clock toner. It's all about finding the right coin at the right time and getting lucky.
2) As for continuing tarnish, some of the coins I've had close to a decade. No major changes on them, it does seem the holders keep them stable.
3) The 1880-S above does fit the time slot, but the look doesn't quite fit for me. Thanks for the heads up though.
Overall, this has been a fun project. I'm sure that I'll see an 8 o'clock toner that will fit the bill one day. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next month, next year, next...
Either way I'll end up with a pretty col clock when it's all done!
And finally, here are the dates used for the clock:
12:00 1882-CC MS-65
1:00 1881-S MS-67
2:00 1878-S MS-63
3:00 1887 MS-65
4:00 1881-S MS-64+
5:00 1881-S MS-64
6:00 1887 MS-65
7:00 1881-S MS-64
8:00 (blank)
9:00 1896 MS-65
10:00 1882-S MS-65
11:00 1881-S MS-65 (I think)
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The 1896 is a 65+
I really like this project and it’s great to see you’ve filled it with some quality toners!
Nice concept.
When I was at ANACS in the early 80’s we got in a complete clock of off-center Morgan and Peace dollars.
Very cool when I look at it again.