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  • << <i>The coolness factor of this item is a lot higher than the coolness factor of a shattered piggy bank and several dozen raw 1940 Lincolns. >>



    agreed
  • fastrudyfastrudy Posts: 2,096
    Spare the pig! If you must, take out 2 or 3 and have them sold (butter Knife will work, but paper will not mess up coins) if you must. IIRC, on those banks, you could work a quarter out with a butter knife. If they were 1914-D, I would have a different opinion.
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  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154
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  • fastrudyfastrudy Posts: 2,096
    Too bad they weren't Mercury dimes!!
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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    Break the bank. Don't beat the coins up shaking them around trying any of the suggested options for getting the coins out. --Jerry
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  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    After rolling the pig around a bit and taking a closer look at the coins that I could see, I've decided to spare the pig. From what I could tell when taking a closer look, there were no cents that I'd consider sending in for grading, many having some small dark spots, etc.. For now the pig is safe. image
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  • OmegaOmega Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭
    Terrific! I mean Humble, Radiant Terrific!!
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>After rolling the pig around a bit and taking a closer look at the coins that I could see, I've decided to spare the pig. From what I could tell when taking a closer look, there were no cents that I'd consider sending in for grading, many having some small dark spots, etc.. For now the pig is safe. image >>

    Unless you had some in there that looked 67RD, you're probably right.
  • RedTigerRedTiger Posts: 5,608


    << <i>After rolling the pig around a bit and taking a closer look at the coins that I could see, I've decided to spare the pig. From what I could tell when taking a closer look, there were no cents that I'd consider sending in for grading, many having some small dark spots, etc.. For now the pig is safe. image >>



    Slab the pig, or at least put it in a zip lock bag with desiccant so that the cents won't be exposed to further moisture.
  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Place the pig in a pre-heated oven at 350f for 20mins per lb.
    Oh wait its just glass image

    I think this one might be it.
  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I think this one might be it. >>



    It's close, but the one in the link has a raised coin slot and doesn't have the molded seam around the center where it can be split.
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  • au58au58 Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭
    I bought a pair just like that pig a few years ago at an estate auction. As I recall, I paid $5 or $6 for both (empty) and priced them for sale at $20 each. It took about 12 months to sell both of them.
  • BBQnBLUESBBQnBLUES Posts: 1,803


    << <i>Spare the pig. >>


    BBQ that sucker & spend the $$ on Beer image
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,015 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Save Babe!
  • pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
    Go on eBay and find a few more empty pigs, then fill them with carbon spotted red wheats, then sell them for a profit to the people here who are into that sort of thing. Then send me my cut for giving you the idea.
  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,678 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would save the pig. Pretty cool IMHO, especially with the 1940 cents in it.

    However, I woulld want to get the cents out also, in order to get my hands on any high grade examples [to save these gems, to slab them and to make money]. After taking out the high grade gems I would put the rest back into the pig and leave it as is.

    The problem is how to get the coins out. My suggestion is to talk to a dentist, a surgeon, a clock maker, a watch maker, a jeweler, a tool and die maker, a locksmith and/or a maker of precision of precision tools. Ask them if they have and/or know of any tool similar to a pair of tweezers that have extremely long (6" or more), thin prongs with slightly wider rectangular paddles at the ends [which would allow you to grip the edges of the cents]. If you could find such an instrument you could probably remove the coins one at a time without damaging them and without having to smash the pig open. It wold take some time to remove all of the coins, but after you get the hang of it, it probably would go pretty smoothly. Even if you could not line up the cent so that it is precisely paralell with the prongs of the tweezer, you should be able to manipulate the coins so that at least a portion of same slides through the opening in the pig. Even with part of the coin out you could take hold of it [with a plastic tweezer] and pull the rest of the coin out.

    The above is my proposed solution that would allow you to have your pig and eat it too.image
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,901 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I would save the pig. Pretty cool IMHO, especially with the 1940 cents in it.

    However, I woulld want to get the cents out also, in order to get my hands on any high grade examples [to save these gems, to slab them and to make money]. After taking out the high grade gems I would put the rest back into the pig and leave it as is.

    The problem is how to get the coins out. My suggestion is to talk to a dentist, a surgeon, a clock maker, a watch maker, a jeweler, a tool and die maker, a locksmith and/or a maker of precision of precision tools. Ask them if they have and/or know of any tool similar to a pair of tweezers that have extremely long (6" or more), thin prongs with slightly wider rectangular paddles at the ends [which would allow you to grip the edges of the cents]. If you could find such an instrument you could probably remove the coins one at a time without damaging them and without having to smash the pig open. It wold take some time to remove all of the coins, but after you get the hang of it, it probably would go pretty smoothly. Even if you could not line up the cent so that it is precisely paralell with the prongs of the tweezer, you should be able to manipulate the coins so that at least a portion of same slides through the opening in the pig. Even with part of the coin out you could take hold of it [with a plastic tweezer] and pull the rest of the coin out.

    The above is my proposed solution that would allow you to have your pig and eat it too.image >>




    Make your own tool out of a large pair of tweezers or something.

    Save the pig.

    At least check with collectors first to see if it has any value. Unsurprisingly the
    attrition on these is pretty high. If it's common just smash it and let smoe poor
    modern piggy bank collector have a feld day. image
    tempus fugit extra philosophiam.
  • What ever happened to the piggy bank? Did you fish the coins out, or just break it open?image
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Inquiring minds want to know..... Cheers, RickO
  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    I decided to put the piggy bank on Ebay a couple of days ago without breaking it open. Here's a link to the auction.
    "Have a nice day!"
  • Time for a cochon-du-lait!image
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    -Randy Newmanimage


  • << <i>Time for a cochon-du-lait!image >>



    $140.00 isn't bad for an old piggy bankimage
  • 08HALA2008HALA20 Posts: 3,066 ✭✭✭
    Now you have done it.


    We will now see 100's of estate unsearched 'Grandma piggy bank hoards' on ebay.

    Piggy Bank $10.00
    2 rolls of Wheats $6.00

    Total $16.00

    BIN's @ $99.00

    image


    Rookie Joe

  • fcfc Posts: 12,796 ✭✭✭
    my thoughts are do not break the pig.

    why?

    First i think it is highly doubtful you have any GEM PCGS 65+ coins
    in there. Often those banks got shaken and otherwise moved around
    so much the coins got rubbed against each other too many times.

    You will probably end up with a couple rolls of MS61-63 coins.
    Getting the coins slabbed by PCGS will cost money and you basically
    need 65s and up to profit in anyway in my mind.

    As for GEM BU rolls of 1940P wheats... GEM BU to me means 65 and
    up coins...

    so spare the pig!
  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
    Try the butter knife thing; if that doesn't work you can break them out!

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