How to Ruin an Eagle
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Gack!
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Dislike this strongly
or how to turn a $1K coin into a $12K coin
Shockingly ugly, and what an outcome for a wonderful coin!
Well, just Love coins, period.
I am just surprised they got the "featuring Lady Liberty in a feathered Native American headdress" correct.
peacockcoins
I don’t know call me a
Bad coin collector but I really don’t see anything wrong with a jeweler making jewelry out of coins. Just as I don’t see anything wrong with overstrikes that aren’t made to deceive
I don’t like however that particular piece of jewelry
Martin
To add insult to injury, the prongs cover the date.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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When people have money to burn............
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.........the buyer that is!
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
One word UGLY
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Jeez. Think an overlaid painted booger would look better than that blingy stuff. $13.5K price tag also makes it uglier.
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Rather than “How to ruin an Eagle” the designer (and/or a potential buyer) might state “How to improve a common $10 gold piece”
I dislike the look of it, but I see nothing wrong with the practice. That said, I hope that especially rare and/or high quality coins are exempt from such practices.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Honestly it would look a lot better without the diamonds. I think it's fine as long as they aren't using problem-free or unc $10 Indians for these, likely they are sourcing from dealer cast-offs at a discount(and for most profit).
Kind of a bummer that the bezel obscures the date, that is an awful design decision.
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I could rock that.
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why?
What a waste of a perfectly good coin 🤨
If they didn't cover the date and add those tacky diamonds, it wouldn't be half bad. Still not my style though, I would rather just have the coin for much less.
How to ruin a Reale.
Gaudy, certainly didn't consider the natural beauty of the coin and the significance of the date. Looks like costume jewelry. IMO
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It actually looks like it was placed into the jewelry properly without any damage to it.
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The reale looks cool to me, the Eagle not so much.
I kinda like some of the cloisonne enameled coins too like this one... ive seen them in pendants before
It's all about what the people want...
I thought it was illegal to deface a US coin. Am I wrong?
Not a fan of such stuff for sure.
Putting one in a bezel with a chain is just fine but damaging a coin for profit ought to be outlawed.
bob
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My only problem with it is that I think it’s ugly. At least there’s still a coin there. Who knows how many junk/scrap $10 Indians have been melted to make ugly jewelry?
I’ve got some coins that could be made into jewelry and it would be an improvement. I don’t like the execution on this one, though. Also, I don’t have $13k to spend on it, so maybe I’m not their target market.
The reale looks pretty cool. Very Pirates of the Caribbean.
*fixed my typo. Time to work on the fat fingers.
$20 Indians ??? I don't think I have ever seen one of those. @ShaunBC5
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I’m aware of very few $20 Indians 😉 that would be candidates for melting or jewelry.
In fact, the only one that quickly comes to mind is Judd 1776. 🫢😧
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@MFeld I don't think Judd 1776 is a candidate for the melting pot. LOL
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Tacky.
Sorry. Typo. However, you could probably do just about anything you want with a $20 Indian and it’d still bring good value. Fixed the typo.
where was this? my wife loves the eight armed creatures
Disclaimer - I am NOT a lawyer.
That said, I THINK that 'Title 18 U.S.C., Section 331' covers this.
If I understand it correctly, the key word is "fraudulently". Altering coins for jewelry is legal, as long as no one fraudulently represents it to be other than an 'altered coin/jewelry' post alteration.
You can find them on ebay. Do a search with "atocha octopus"
Yet somehow I look at it and get sticker shock
It is just marketing. Take a common date gold coin and put more gold and diamonds around it to appeal to a certain segment of the wealthy.
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I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
Pretty dang ugly. I'm an artist so I'm qualified to make that comment. ;-) Not to worry though! I understand they're only modifying 20-S's and 30-S's. ;-)
That is SHOCKING! Everyone knows it should be on an 18" chain. What are they thinking???
If that's a modern creation, they probably used a circulated gold coin that was polished or otherwise unsuitable for a straight graded slab. What do you guys think of those Corum wrist watches made from hollowed out Liberty double eagles? I always cringe when I see advertisements for them.
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
Looks like something you could win at a backroom poker game, in Biloxi.