Worst Defacing Coin Contest
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Let's see who can find the most horrible mutilation done to a coin that someone is trying to sell and post the link here. Colorized, hole punched, flattened, smelted, whatever. I will start out with the Silver Eagler colorized with both Bush and Gore so regardless of your political affiliation you won't want the coin because it has the other party on it (aside from the obvious fact the coin has been colorized).
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They offer many wonderful coins, buffed and polished to a high sheen. But I chose a laminated keychain as one of the worst activities
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peacockcoins
i,ll save lucy the trouble.
BANN`D
Russ, NCNE
I hope nobody just ate dinner.
Russ, NCNE
The first is an 1884 Proof $20 Love Token that Silvertowne had 20 (?) years ago.
The second is a Hawaiian half dollar that (sorry) I mutilated myself about 20 years ago. It was a real BU that had been privately sandblasted to pass as a matte proof. I screwed up and paid big money for it. When I realized that I had been scammed, I demanded and got a refund, and returned the coin, hammered and flattened like a pancake. The seller and I remain "close friends", of course. Gotta love this business!
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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I have a dime that has a raised smooth copper rim.
A dealer told me someone had done something to it - but how can you change the rim of a coin?
"Senorita HepKitty"
"I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
<< <i>I currently have a nickel wedged under one of the blades in my garbage disposal. When I get it out I will send it to ACG for the GD 70 grade then post a pic LOL. GD 70 is garbage disposal 70 >>
maybe we can combine and go for a series
the GD quarter i have was done somewhen around 1988, can't read a thing on it but it's still possible to tell the front from the back. that in of itself is deserving of atleast a GD 40 from acg.
Yes, SBAs are just plain ugly, but I have to live up to my anti-Frankie thing. Lucy would be disappointed, otherwise.
First, the double eagle that Andy mentioned, but the date was 1882. It was a genuine proof, that had the reverse planed off and a dedication to a family or anniversary engraved on it. It was sold by Wm. H. Webber, a coin dealer in Washington, that is now involved with historical archives.
Second, a 1794 $ that had a rare Phillipine counterstamp on it. It was handled by Phil Lampkin, proprietor of Washington Coin Exchange. It was repaired by Paul Stockton, I believe, of KY, and sold by Lampkin in his auction of the Joseph Malley collection, back in the late 1960's.
Third, a 1796 half, that had a NY merchants counterstamp on it, Key, I believe. It was handled by Steve Tannenbaum of NYC, also repaired and sold as a type coin.
Fourth, a 1795 half, that is engraved from one family member to another, I believe. That coin remains in it's origianal condition, not having been repaired, and is currently owned by a client.
There are many love tokens that can be added to this list, as well. Of course, none of these items mentioned were done to "deface" the coin, or to sell the coin for more money. The were done contemporaneously to honor or advertise someone.
I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.
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