Bang, bang, LordM's silver hammer... came down upon his...COINS!
lordmarcovan
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Yep. That's right. I took several type coins out to the workshop last night, and hit 'em with a hammer. (They weren't holeys, either!)
An 1852 3-cent silver. POW!
Three Capped Bust half dimes. BAM! SMACK! BANG!
Two early Seated half dimes. WHACK! SLAM!
(Well, the li'l suckers were bent, so I stuck 'em in some thick vinyl currency envelopes and between two pieces of wood, to straighten 'em!)
An 1852 3-cent silver. POW!
Three Capped Bust half dimes. BAM! SMACK! BANG!
Two early Seated half dimes. WHACK! SLAM!
(Well, the li'l suckers were bent, so I stuck 'em in some thick vinyl currency envelopes and between two pieces of wood, to straighten 'em!)
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Did they flatten out pretty good ?
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Byron
just kidding
My first YOU SUCK on May 6 2005
Purpose?
Venting frustration with the lack of buried treasure of late?????
designset
Treasury Seals Type Set
So, did it work???
How did they turn out?
BTW, I thought you were cracking slabs until I read the last line
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Edited to correct "Coin Holey O"
And yes, some coins straighten out nicely when tapped back flat. Others remain a little wavy. The most recent batch of "hammered" pieces brought about a 50-50 success rate.
The first Seated half dime I found with my detector (an 1854, also holed) was nearly bent double. In fact, I thought it was the "tongue" part off an old pulltab at first, 'cause it came up from fairly shallow, pulltab depth. I was able to straighten it out OK, though it remains a little wavy. I was worried that I might break it in two by hitting it after it had stayed buried in its bent condition for so long.