Has anyone decided to use their 64D peace dollar as a pocket piece??

ambro51 · February 13, 2011 10:11PM

Anyone?

baddogss · February 13, 2011 10:14PM

Nope. Doubt that I ever would, unless I received it as change

pocketpiececommems · February 13, 2011 10:19PM

It will happen.

GritsMan · February 13, 2011 11:14PM

I've thought about it a lot, too, but doubt I'll take the plunge. His Hard Times Tokens make more sense in that regard!

llafoe · February 13, 2011 11:19PM

Carrying it as a pocket piece should make it look less like a fantasy piece and more like an authentic 1964-D Peace dollar... Great idea!

pmac · February 13, 2011 11:22PM

There's always a chance I'll lose it and the someone who finds it will think it's authentic.

Coinlearner · February 13, 2011 11:30PM

....Have not read reply's yet but thought funny. Perhaps a similar one from CHINA may be appropriate. Can not imagine any collector/dealer destroying the surfaces this way. Maybe a non-collector or someone with "unlimited" funds may choose to.

ambro51 · February 13, 2011 11:31PM

....seemed like a good idea when my MS63 bag handled piece came in....glad now I didnt do it!

EagleEye · February 13, 2011 11:56PM

I've been carrying one around in my pocket. I used it as a card holder at the poker room in LA during Long Beach. On guy asked what date it was and I showed him and he was all flustered! "That's a rare coin!" How come you're mishandling it like that?". Then The whole table wanted to know about it and started asking coin-related questions. It threw off my concentration and I left.

It's about AU55 after a few weeks.

BigRick · February 14, 2011 12:03AM

Hexsnow.

PerryHall · February 14, 2011 3:25AM

Not me. I'd be affraid of hurting value of this rare and desirable collector coin.

johnny9434 · February 14, 2011 4:07AM

now thats a thought

Studio60 · February 14, 2011 4:14AM

Just as legally you could spend a hobo nickel there should be no problem passing off a 1964 Daniel Carr Peace dollar. It would be silly to do either but you could spend your 1964 Peace dollar at the Secret Service's gift shop in Washington DC and not worry.

It's legal tender before and after it's been altered.

llafoe · February 14, 2011 4:23AM

<< Just as legally you could spend a hobo nickel there should be no problem passing off a 1964 Daniel Carr Peace dollar. It would be silly to do either but you could spend your 1964 Peace dollar at the Secret Service's gift shop in Washington DC and not worry.

It's legal tender before and after it's been altered. >>

I wonder how many 1937-D Buffalo nickels have had a leg removed? How many 1916 Buffalo nickels have had another 1916 die created and then struck on original 1916s, creating a DDO? How many 1944-D Lincoln cents have had the 4 changed to 1? How many Ds have been added to 1916 Mercury dimes? I used to think these actions as unethical, but the 1964-D Peace dollar has convinced me that not only are they ethical, but that you'd be crazy not to alter your coins to make them something they're not!

All the greedy folk on this forum have shown me the errors of my past... from now on, it's ONLY altered coins for me and my family! How stupid I have been to let ethics get in the way of rearing my children... let them become true Americans!

Vetter · February 14, 2011 4:26AM

I used mine as a pocket piece. It went in the day I received it. I didn't carry it at work, just when I came home and got changed and my days off. I have since stopped after seeing what they bring and put it back in its original flip. It's the die pair 5, Bulk-Handling Finish. I would say mines a nice AU55/58 now. No regret as it was a great conversation piece when I did carry it.

Studio60 · February 14, 2011 4:32AM

If you found a 1937 Buffalo nickel with the leg removed in a coin star machine would you turn it in with the Secret Service as a counterfeit? Of course not. No need for false hostility and grandstanding.

The coin's legit and you would give nothing but a great back slapping locker room story to the government agent you would attempt to turn the coin over to.

llafoe · February 14, 2011 5:07AM

<< If you found a 1937 Buffalo nickel with the leg removed in a coin star machine would you turn it in with the Secret Service as a counterfeit? Of course not. No need for false hostility and grandstanding.

The coin's legit and you would give nothing but a great back slapping locker room story to the government agent you would attempt to turn the coin over to. >>

Thankfully I'm still flexible enough to slap myself on the back... I guess I could turn the coin into myself, as a government agent.

CaptHenway · February 14, 2011 5:48AM

<< Just as legally you could spend a hobo nickel there should be no problem passing off a 1964 Daniel Carr Peace dollar. It would be silly to do either but you could spend your 1964 Peace dollar at the Secret Service's gift shop in Washington DC and not worry.

It's legal tender before and after it's been altered. >>

The Secret Service closed their gift shop.
The ink on all the post cards and greeting cards kept disappearing.....

ecichlid · February 14, 2011 5:50AM

Please remove this post before DIMEMAN reads it!

MilesWaits · February 14, 2011 5:51AM

Well done EagleEye!! I would love to see the pics of your ballsy move.

Miles

CaptHenway · February 14, 2011 6:08AM

Every pocket piece I have ever had (except for my current AG 1850-O dollar, but give it time) has eventually been lost or spent. As much as I would like to see a headline in the Frostbite Falle Picyune-Intelligencer "Counterfeit 1964-D Peace dollar spent at Carl's House of Toast!" I don't recommend it.
TD

MadMarty · February 14, 2011 6:22AM

<< Every pocket piece I have ever had (except for my current AG 1850-O dollar, but give it time) has eventually been lost or spent. As much as I would like to see a headline in the Frostbite Falle Picyune-Intelligencer "Counterfeit 1964-D Peace dollar spent at Carl's House of Toast!" I don't recommend it.
TD >>

Hey Tom, when that sucker gets to a PO01 state let me know!!!!

Studio60 · February 14, 2011 6:38AM

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Thankfully I'm still flexible enough to slap myself on the back... I guess I could turn the coin into myself, as a government agent. >>

You've been keeping that a secret, agent man?

llafoe · February 14, 2011 6:50AM

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Thankfully I'm still flexible enough to slap myself on the back... I guess I could turn the coin into myself, as a government agent. >>

You've been keeping that a secret, agent man?

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You just haven't been a member long enough!

Studio60 · February 14, 2011 7:55AM

Anyone working for the government in today's climate deserves praise. Next time your in the Burbank area let me know, dinner's on me.

Musky1011 · February 14, 2011 8:38AM

Drill a hole it it..put it on your key chain

sumnom · February 14, 2011 8:54AM

Show us how it looks now!

dcarr · February 20, 2011 4:34PM

mudskippie · February 20, 2011 4:46PM

I don't understand; what's the point of trying to make it looks like it had seen circulation unless you want to convince someone that this coin is a genuine 1964-D?

StubbyMcNumbthumbs · February 20, 2011 7:05PM

A few years back, I customized my '65 Mustang fastback to look like a '66 Shelby. I did it just because I thought it looked great and couldn't afford the real thing. I wasn't actually trying to fool anyone into thinking it was a real one.

Sometimes people do things just because it's fun. Not everyone is plotting an evil scheme.

Dan, That looks cool! Even if nobody else does, I get it!

CaptHenway · February 20, 2011 11:32PM

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What did you use to grind it down with?

ambro51 · February 20, 2011 11:34PM

.....he simply put it into his pocket with all the money we have given him over the years for his coins...and wore it down while attending car shows looking for more high dollar muscle cars to buy

llafoe · February 20, 2011 11:43PM

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What did you use to grind it down with? >>

Grind it down? That's THE original 1964-D Peace dollar DCarr used to model his fantasy pieces!

GritsMan · February 21, 2011 12:40AM

<< I don't understand; what's the point of trying to make it looks like it had seen circulation unless you want to convince someone that this coin is a genuine 1964-D? >>

You must never have collected coins from circulation. There's a real beauty to coins that have been worn and polished by thousands of fingers. I've had a bronze Code Talkers medal as a pocket piece and it looks better all the time (though the bronze is very stubborn about showing wear!). No intent to trick anyone. I think the 64-D would make a terrific pocket piece.

mrcoin3 · February 21, 2011 1:43AM

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What did you use to grind it down with? >>

Grind it down? That's THE original 1964-D Peace dollar DCarr used to model his fantasy pieces!

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Sure it is. That's why the date doesn't show consistent wear with the rest of the coin.

dcarr · February 21, 2011 4:55AM

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What did you use to grind it down with? >>

I'm a Mint, I have my ways

Actually, I didn't grind anything off. It still weighs 27.6 grams, only 0.1 grams lighter than the median standard.
But I did, among other things, smash it flat and carry it around with other coins in my pocket.

CaptHenway · February 21, 2011 7:00AM

How's the diameter now?

Has anyone decided to use their 64D peace dollar as a pocket piece??

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