"HERE IS A FANTASTIC FIND."

lordmarcovan · December 9, 2007 6:07PM

$.99 starting bid plus $2.99 shipping. Wow.

I think the price marked on the "folder" is a bit more accurate.

SYRACUSIAN · December 9, 2007 7:33PM

Actually, the hole here increases the coin's negligeable value, and it is sold as a cool item to wear.

STLNATS · December 9, 2007 10:54PM

In one way this can be categorized as a fantastic, or at least very interestng, find. Remembering many shopping trips with my spouse over the years I've seen inexpensive bracelets in department stores featuring "genuine coins" of the 1950s and 1960s. Sometimes "gold" plated, often not. The Belgium coin is one that I recall seeing on many of these.

Old jewelry never dies, it just get broken up and recycled on ebay!

satootoko · December 9, 2007 11:26PM

With that "folder" included at no extra charge, it looks like a real bargain!

sumnom · December 10, 2007 12:24AM

I find myself unable to envision a situation in which this would make a "great gift."

Daltonista · December 10, 2007 8:06AM

No bidders? What's the world coming to????

farthing · December 10, 2007 10:47AM

I checked my spreadsheets and apparently I have enough of these coins to make my own bracelet. 10 with French legends and 13 with Dutch legends, iincluding 9 of this date.

Belgium coins are the usual filler in many of those 10 Kilo bank bags that you see offered on eBay and many of the other poundage deals for sale there. The 10K bag I purchased had 700+ Belgium coins. For a small country they sure pumped out the coins, most of the 20th century Belgium coins you cannot give away. That said, I really appreciate the design of some of their silver coinage and happily collect their coins.

And BTW, they brew the BEST beer in the world.

lordmarcovan · December 10, 2007 1:47PM

<< <i>Actually, the hole here increases the coin's negligeable value, and it is sold as a cool item to wear.

>>

Actually, you have a point. That ten-cent coin is actually worth a little more as a piece of cheap coin jewelry.

Charm bracelets must've been all the rage in the 1950s.

WillieBoyd2 · December 11, 2007 3:58AM

"A full refund will be given if the same item is returned undamaged and
untampered with..."

How can the coin be returned undamaged if it already has a hole in it?

&quot;HERE IS A FANTASTIC FIND.&quot;

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"HERE IS A FANTASTIC FIND."