corrosion: pitting or green oxidation that appears on the surfaces of coins. Light corrosion is called “porosity,” moderate corrosion is called “granularity,” and heavy corrosion is called “pitting.”
So far, it seems everyone has been concentrating on varieties and errors, not it's past history or what's it's been through.
Hmmm ...
It's your first BB coin
It's one of your customer's first BB coins ... and now he/she has learned so much and is a top IHC collector.
oops look what happened to a prized IHC after it sat in some Coca Cola soft drink for a while
When I was a kid, my grand father gave me this IHC. One day I took it to school, and guess what happened in Chemistry class when it got dropped in nitric acid I was so upset I buried it in the ground, and just recently dug it up.
This was one a very prized IHC, but it got lost, and now after years I just found it in the ground
Your grandfather left home at 18 with $1 in hand. eventually he had on one cent (before getting paid at the job he found) and this was it.
... And that cent was lost in the yard, and was just recently dug up
Hmm this coin hit you in the head after being picked up from a bird that carried it all the way from NewYork state. After a worm was digging in the ground and it hit something hard after working for almost 2 days the worm finally got it to the surface. The bird swooped down trying to get the worm and all it got was the Indian cent and after it ate it it got a stomach ach and flew off course all the way out to Eagle Eye because it figured a guy with a nick like that would be able to tell it exactly what was up with this coin it had swallowed.
Thats what I think is wrong with this coin.
Byron
Im unemployed again after 1.5 years with Kittyhawk they let me go.
Somebody brough it into your store thinking it was a million dollar coins and they got upset and threw it at you and stormed out of your store. So now you got it for free.
Byron
Hey at least im not going with Doubled or anything close to that
Im unemployed again after 1.5 years with Kittyhawk they let me go.
When the brid dropped it well pooped it out it hit your head and bent into a "u" shape when it bounced off of your head it hit the ground and flattned out then was ran over by a steam roller rolled in to the storm drain. At which point it was rushed in a torrent of water to the local water treatment plant where it was purfied cleaned scrubbed ran through all those nasty chemicals which pitted it and wore it down. At which point it was then pumped into the water pipes at 7am you got to work and went to make a pot of coffee and turned on the tap and out cam this very nice coin with a story and a life we all wish we coul have and tell.
Thats it I figured it out there is it thats what happened to this coin.
Byron
Im unemployed again after 1.5 years with Kittyhawk they let me go.
It appears to me that the America is not correct, Looks like the earlier version, The A is lower than it is supposed to be On the coin. the 6th feather from the top should be pointing to the middle of the A.
If you can read this, your too close.
A DAMMIT BOY from Jonesy 1/25/05
Lieutenant, Covert Operations Subcommittee
my first POTD award 7/16/05 the cat ate my blue fish.
I see a possible winner but it is certianly not a "Lock"
Coinguy1... very funny! >>
I smell a clue here. The only post that comes close id DHeath's about it being a proof, and the hair curl. So, my guess is, DHeath is right, it did start out as a mercury dime.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
A collector had a set or partial set of IHC, and you helped them up grade (complete the set). This was the last coin in the set that upgraded.
Edited to correct a spelling were and add: You wife/girlfriend... found this coin or received this coin as a kid, and when they found out you were into coins, gave it to you.
I smell a clue here. The only post that comes close id DHeath's about it being a proof, and the hair curl. So, my guess is, DHeath is right, it did start out as a mercury dime. >>
Nice to know someone here has an open mind.
Sean Reynolds
Incomplete planchets wanted, especially Lincoln Cents & type coins.
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Keyrock! who posted on Wednesday December 29, 2004 12:00 PM:
During the same year Jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 rounds to a bare knuckle draw. The coin was taped to the knuckles of Jake as a MS68 prior to the start of round 1. At the end of round 106 it was removed along with the bloody bandages, thus the "beat up" appearance of the copper.
And the real answer is.......
The reverse:
The lords prayer was hand engraved onto the reverse.
If you look closely you can see a religious icon which has been there for over a hundred years and you are hoping others on the forum see it also, so you can sell it on ebay and some casino in Vegas will bid high enough so that you can purchase an MS67 Red 1887 Indian.
I wish I had seen this post before it ended. The first thing I thought of is, "Hey, that coin looks like it might have the Lord's prayer etched into the reverse". Oh well, I've got to check the boards more often.
Seriously, that is a cool find. The engraving looks as old as the coin. Thanks for sharing it.
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I'm struck by the wording of the "Lord's Prayer". Different than most of us learned it, I'm sure.
I wonder if some research might be able to nail down where and when it might have been carved based on the exact wording used? (Then again, maybe that was THE prevailing version at the time).
"My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
You are correct.....I followed my own advice, and did some searching. In case anyone is interested, This Link has an interesting history of the prayer, including it's evolution through time.
I guess "forgiving our debtors" didn't work well in a modern economy.
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I was hopeing I would get a story like:
"It is the actual coin used to plug the gunshot hole in President McKinley"
or
"This piece was found on the Titanic"
or
"I swallowed this coin as a kid and found it yesterday!"
anyway, keep guessing, I'll post the answer in about 2 hours.
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corrosion: pitting or green oxidation that appears on the surfaces of coins. Light corrosion is called “porosity,” moderate corrosion is called “granularity,” and heavy corrosion is called “pitting.”
and has been very lightly cleaned.
peacockcoins
Hmmm ...
It's your first BB coin
It's one of your customer's first BB coins
... and now he/she has learned so much and is a top IHC collector.
oops look what happened to a prized IHC after it sat in some Coca Cola soft drink for a while
When I was a kid, my grand father gave me this IHC. One day I took it to school, and guess what happened in Chemistry class when it got dropped in nitric acid
This was one a very prized IHC, but it got lost
Your grandfather left home at 18 with $1 in hand. eventually he had on one cent (before getting paid at the job he found) and this was it.
... And that cent was lost in the yard, and was just recently dug up
Thats what I think is wrong with this coin.
Byron
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
To be able to afford the one your missing:
Glenn
Byron
Hey at least im not going with Doubled or anything close to that
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
Byron
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
<< <i>What's so special with this coin? >>
You plan on using it for a "plate" coin in the next authoritative guide to Indian Head cents.
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I see a possible winner but it is certianly not a "Lock"
Coinguy1... very funny!
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
When the brid dropped it well pooped it out it hit your head and bent into a "u" shape when it bounced off of your head it hit the ground and flattned out then was ran over by a steam roller rolled in to the storm drain. At which point it was rushed in a torrent of water to the local water treatment plant where it was purfied cleaned scrubbed ran through all those nasty chemicals which pitted it and wore it down. At which point it was then pumped into the water pipes at 7am you got to work and went to make a pot of coffee and turned on the tap and out cam this very nice coin with a story and a life we all wish we coul have and tell.
Thats it I figured it out there is it thats what happened to this coin.
Byron
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
the 6th feather from the top should be pointing to the middle of the A.
A DAMMIT BOY from Jonesy 1/25/05
Lieutenant, Covert Operations
Subcommittee
my first POTD award 7/16/05
the cat ate my blue fish.
<< <i>45 min. to go.....
I see a possible winner but it is certianly not a "Lock"
Coinguy1... very funny! >>
I smell a clue here. The only post that comes close id DHeath's about it being a proof, and the hair curl. So, my guess is, DHeath is right, it did start out as a mercury dime.
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
Edited to correct a spelling were and add: You wife/girlfriend... found this coin or received this coin as a kid, and when they found out you were into coins, gave it to you.
<< <i>
I smell a clue here. The only post that comes close id DHeath's about it being a proof, and the hair curl. So, my guess is, DHeath is right, it did start out as a mercury dime. >>
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Keyrock! who posted on Wednesday December 29, 2004 12:00 PM:
During the same year Jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 rounds to a bare knuckle draw. The coin was taped to the knuckles of Jake as a MS68 prior to the start of round 1. At the end of round 106 it was removed along with the bloody bandages, thus the "beat up" appearance of the copper.
And the real answer is.......
The reverse:
The lords prayer was hand engraved onto the reverse.
Byron
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
I still like my bird story better the the knuckle fight story.
Byron
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
Would the answer, "Love Token" have won?
peacockcoins
Seriously, that is a cool find. The engraving looks as old as the coin. Thanks for sharing it.
collections: Maryland related coins & exonumia, 7070 Type set, and Video Arcade Tokens.
The Low Budget Y2K Registry Set
I wonder if some research might be able to nail down where and when it might have been carved based on the exact wording used? (Then again, maybe that was THE prevailing version at the time).
Neat coin!
Tom
<< <i>Standard King James version, I believe. >>
You are correct.....I followed my own advice, and did some searching. In case anyone is interested, This Link has an interesting history of the prayer, including it's evolution through time.
I guess "forgiving our debtors" didn't work well in a modern economy.
Regards, Rich