hypothetical test
lordmarcovan
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Continued from the original poll thread here.
Please don't vote until you've considered the options over there and voted in the first poll. Of course if you saw this thread first, it's kind of blown the surprise ending for you, I guess.
OK, ready? Here comes the twist.
What if our hypothetical damaged coin is not so hypothetical, but a real, actual coin in my possession?
And what if it's not just any early Seated dime, but a KEY DATE? The so-called "Little Orphan Annie" dime, herself?
But Little Orphan Annie after losing a knife fight.
Does anybody want to change their vote now? You can, of course.
I've never tried a poll here on the Testing Forum before, but it should work. Of course the number of replies to this thread are limited- you'll have to go back over there to further the discussion. But do try not to ruin the suspense for other folks who might be reading the other thread or voting in the first poll and haven't made it here yet.
Regardless of the outcome of this, and whether I ever undertook the contemplated deed or not, you have to admit it's been an interesting debate.
And as a date collector of love token Seated dimes, you can perhaps understand why I would be tempted to "manufacture" a piece that would fill the toughest hole in that collection- a piece that might otherwise be unobtainable, or take a lifetime to find (after all, 1844 dimes are tough enough to find, but 1844 dime love tokens? Fuhgeddaboutit!)
I'd have the artist confine his work mostly on the damaged area, and leave most of the rest of the coin as it is. What I'd put there I haven't really thought of yet. One whimsical thought that came to mind would be to have the artist carve a telephone receiver in Liberty's lap, and make the pole and cap into the cord and handset. That way nobody would mistake the engraving for period 19th century work. (Don't think for a minute that I can't see some of you shuddering in horror over this.)
On the one hand, it would be cool to "make my own" custom love token, but on the other hand, there is that very real fear of creating an abomination. It's bound to be controversial and there are likely to be some who'd have that opinion no matter what.
But that is why this all remains purely hypothetical.
Thanks for reading. I've had fun with this. I love these forums. (And despite the evil deeds I contemplate occasionally, I think they've made me a wiser and better numismatist overall.)
Please don't vote until you've considered the options over there and voted in the first poll. Of course if you saw this thread first, it's kind of blown the surprise ending for you, I guess.
OK, ready? Here comes the twist.
What if our hypothetical damaged coin is not so hypothetical, but a real, actual coin in my possession?
And what if it's not just any early Seated dime, but a KEY DATE? The so-called "Little Orphan Annie" dime, herself?
But Little Orphan Annie after losing a knife fight.
Does anybody want to change their vote now? You can, of course.
I've never tried a poll here on the Testing Forum before, but it should work. Of course the number of replies to this thread are limited- you'll have to go back over there to further the discussion. But do try not to ruin the suspense for other folks who might be reading the other thread or voting in the first poll and haven't made it here yet.
Regardless of the outcome of this, and whether I ever undertook the contemplated deed or not, you have to admit it's been an interesting debate.
And as a date collector of love token Seated dimes, you can perhaps understand why I would be tempted to "manufacture" a piece that would fill the toughest hole in that collection- a piece that might otherwise be unobtainable, or take a lifetime to find (after all, 1844 dimes are tough enough to find, but 1844 dime love tokens? Fuhgeddaboutit!)
I'd have the artist confine his work mostly on the damaged area, and leave most of the rest of the coin as it is. What I'd put there I haven't really thought of yet. One whimsical thought that came to mind would be to have the artist carve a telephone receiver in Liberty's lap, and make the pole and cap into the cord and handset. That way nobody would mistake the engraving for period 19th century work. (Don't think for a minute that I can't see some of you shuddering in horror over this.)
On the one hand, it would be cool to "make my own" custom love token, but on the other hand, there is that very real fear of creating an abomination. It's bound to be controversial and there are likely to be some who'd have that opinion no matter what.
But that is why this all remains purely hypothetical.
Thanks for reading. I've had fun with this. I love these forums. (And despite the evil deeds I contemplate occasionally, I think they've made me a wiser and better numismatist overall.)
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I don't even have an engraver waiting in the wings, or the wherewithal to pay his commission fee right now, anyway.
So this remains hypothetical, at least for the near future. I may never do it.
I just wanted to stir a little debate and start a conversation, mostly. (And hey, I stayed mostly on topic for once, haha).
You've gotta admit it was/is an interesting idea, even if some of you are still recoiling in horror at the thought of it.
For the record, I voted the "neutral" option in both polls. You know, if somebody really wants to save this key date coin from such a potentially cruel fate, I guess they could always try and persuade me to sell it to them.
PS- after looking at the coin again, I'm leaning towards not doing it. But I sure thought about it.
Now, maybe if I found a replica 1844 dime, and an 1846 too, while I'm at it... hmmm...