"The essence of sleight of hand is distraction and misdirection. If smoeone can be convinced that he has, through his own perspicacity, divined your hidden purposes, he will not look further."
I whole heartedly agree, defacing a coin should be met with severe punishment! 1000 lashes minimum.
But, I also look at it this way, when an enough idiots screw up a perfectly good coins, they reduce the available collectable population and makes coins me and others own, after enough are defaced, worth that much more (eventually). Especially the higher grade pieces.
come on guys, I may just try & put together a registry set like this. I would love to own what no other collector has. then I would be the envy of everyone on here. please quote your best price, does not have to be PCGS graded.
This thread appears to be about dead, but let me play devil's advocate.
As Matt said, this may be a replica coin, not the real thing. But even if it is genuine, how is this any different from hobo nickels and elongates, time-honored and enthusiastically collected by some? Or the enamelled modern coins being sold in coin shops, which seem to appeal to some people? These all are apparently "sanctioned" forms of coin defacement.
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The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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wwbillman:
Billy, Billy! You disappoint me! I thought, with your motto "To each their own, etc.", that you would be more tolerant and forgiving . . . .
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<< <i>Billy, Billy! You disappoint me! I thought, with your motto "To each their own, etc.", that you would be more tolerant and forgiving . . . . >>
My motto applies to coin collecting only NOT coin defacing or any other perversion human beings elect to indulge in.......
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
But, I also look at it this way, when an enough idiots screw up a perfectly good coins, they reduce the available collectable population and makes coins me and others own, after enough are defaced, worth that much more (eventually). Especially the higher grade pieces.
EWE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As Matt said, this may be a replica coin, not the real thing. But even if it is genuine, how is this any different from hobo nickels and elongates, time-honored and enthusiastically collected by some? Or the enamelled modern coins being sold in coin shops, which seem to appeal to some people? These all are apparently "sanctioned" forms of coin defacement.