When I was a kid back in the sixties I chopped an Indian head cent out of a block of acrylic with a screwdriver and a hammer. When I got to the coin I chopped a nice gash in the rim. Fortunately it was a circulated common date so the loss to the numismatic world due to my youthful ineptitude was minimized. The Dremel was decades away from being invented.
In most cases, the coins are worth more if they are left in the Lucite paper weight.
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I had a toilet seat once with bunch of silver, used a campfire to melt the lucite off, but it turned the coins black, so not recommended for a good coin. The lucite once it gets going burns really hot!
When I see these items I look for proof Franklin half dollars (especially a 1959 in DCAM and a 1961 DDR). If I ever had success I would buy the item and then refer to this thread for guidance on how to liberate the coin from the acrylic coffin.
I have always wondered how the coin or item is suspended when the lucite is poured on it so as not to show how they supported the coin or item during the pouring step?
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@JWP said:
I have always wondered how the coin or item is suspended when the lucite is poured on it so as not to show how they supported the coin or item during the pouring step?
Yep - wouldn't have broken out that Morgan .......
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@OnlyGoldIsMoney those Engelhard paper weights are off the charts!
Guess I have a new item to put in my “saved searches” tab. Gotta get me one of those.
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Probably. I'm gonna send it in and see what they say anyway.
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When I was a kid back in the sixties I chopped an Indian head cent out of a block of acrylic with a screwdriver and a hammer. When I got to the coin I chopped a nice gash in the rim. Fortunately it was a circulated common date so the loss to the numismatic world due to my youthful ineptitude was minimized. The Dremel was decades away from being invented.
Paperweights but not coins.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
Save yourself the money. Unless you'd enjoy paying someone to tell you officially what's already pretty evident.
In most cases, the coins are worth more if they are left in the Lucite paper weight.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I had a toilet seat once with bunch of silver, used a campfire to melt the lucite off, but it turned the coins black, so not recommended for a good coin. The lucite once it gets going burns really hot!
The simple answer is heat. Melt it up. Oven or heat gun. I've done it but I don't think it's worth the effort.
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The second one. Took about 20 minutes to get out.
When I see these items I look for proof Franklin half dollars (especially a 1959 in DCAM and a 1961 DDR). If I ever had success I would buy the item and then refer to this thread for guidance on how to liberate the coin from the acrylic coffin.
I have always wondered how the coin or item is suspended when the lucite is poured on it so as not to show how they supported the coin or item during the pouring step?
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Maybe something like this.
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Start your cherrypicking here: 😂
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=coin+paper+weights&_sacat=0
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Thanks, I have always wondered how it was done
Also, I tried sending you a PM, but your page would not allowe to do so. Thanks, Jon.
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Really?? What are you seeing?
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Yep - wouldn't have broken out that Morgan .......
Spelling correct - Laura was on vacation.
Your profile is set to private.
Really? Shoot!! No wonder I'm not hearing from friends!! How do I fix that!
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@OnlyGoldIsMoney those Engelhard paper weights are off the charts!
Guess I have a new item to put in my “saved searches” tab. Gotta get me one of those.
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