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BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 27, 2017 9:23AM in U.S. Coin Forum

I saw Air-Tite offers all their holder sizes looped for ornament usages.

Curious if anyone has decorated a tree with their collection? :p

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  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have given coin ornaments twice when my male cousins were younger. hey cashed them in after Christmas.

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not with as many "rug-rats" running around the house...sure fire way to "lose" some of the collection.

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,155 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Never thought of doing that :smile:

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My wife bought a few silver rounds as ornaments a few years back. IIRC, they’re in something like an Air-Tite holder. Can’t remember what they were commemorating. They should be making an appearance again within a few days. :)

  • goldengolden Posts: 10,400 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Back in the day ,I bought a bronze set of the 12 days of Christmas ornaments made by the Franklin Mint. They have been unused most times. A few years ago my wife wanted to put them on the tree and we did. Most of the time I forget about them.

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Someone has a "holey" collection... @lordmarcovan ?

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  • CascadeChrisCascadeChris Posts: 2,529 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would pay serious money just to see a coin Christmas tree from @AuroraBorealis!!

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,654 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Years ago Hallmark issued a series of ornaments that featured the State Quarters. They had the quarter mounted in the middle with various symbols and images of state surrounding it. I have one from Delaware, which was my native state and Massachusetts which was my wife’s home state. We hang each of them on the tree. I’ll grab pictures if there is any interest.

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  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Billjones I would like to see that

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  • coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,780 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones that is crazy awesome!!

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oih82w8 said:
    Not with as many "rug-rats" running around the house...sure fire way to "lose" some of the collection.

    Good point as I wasn't even thinking about that as I have nieces and a nephew all under 5 that had me re-gluing a bunch of ornaments the last 2 years.

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 27, 2017 9:34PM

    @BillJones said:
    Years ago Hallmark issued a series of ornaments that featured the State Quarters. They had the quarter mounted in the middle with various symbols and images of state surrounding it. I have one from Delaware, which was my native state and Massachusetts which was my wife’s home state. We hang each of them on the tree. I’ll grab pictures if there is any interest.

    BillJones, There's not much you don't own, is there? ;)

    Those are are really neat thanks for posting! :)

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BackroadJunkie said:
    Bought these a few years ago for a couple of friends (and myself :)). Perth Mint, 2014.

    First colorized coin I ever bought. Ho-ho-ho...

    BackroadJunkie, That's really nice thanks for posting.

    Reminds me of enameled silver Xmas coins Canada issues and NGC certificates with special holiday scene labels.

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  • AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool Billjones...

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,187 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CascadeChris said:
    I would pay serious money just to see a coin Christmas tree from @AuroraBorealis!!

    I agree some seriously beautiful Morgan’s coming from his way. Gorgeous Morgan’s ;)

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have not considered hanging coins as decorations.... since my wife 'tolerates' my coin hobby, and no one else would see it, probably will not do it. Though I do like @BillJones decorations.... An entire tree with $20 AGE's in airtites would look great. @lordmarcovan could decorate an entire tree with his holey collection... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 24,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fun thread! :)

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 22, 2024 5:21PM

    Another one for your tree:

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    United States ASE 1999 Silver - Painted

    :)

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  • ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Hanukkah gelt" (coin design stamped on golden foil, chocolate centers) is effective. Just make sure you have enough to last 8 days. ;) Menorah extra. ;);) And consider: there's none of that messy clean-up from a tree. :)

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a couple of the colorized ASE's...... Gifts from my Mother. She knew I collected coins, but never understood anything about them... would save all her cents from change for me to review for valuable one's.
    They are special to me and will always be part of my collection. Cheers, RickO

  • BackroadJunkieBackroadJunkie Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    I have a couple of the colorized ASE's...... Gifts from my Mother. She knew I collected coins, but never understood anything about them... would save all her cents from change for me to review for valuable one's.
    They are special to me and will always be part of my collection. Cheers, RickO

    I have one too. Gift from Mom, so I still have it.

    On the other hand, she once handed me around 25 '64 Kennedy halves she had around for years, so she isn't all bad... :wink:

    Ho-ho-ho...

  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,868 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The small, white Christmas Tree lights are very effective in showing the contrast between mirrored fields and frosted devices on Cameo and DCAM silver proofs.

    How about a Xmas tree with these lights decorated with Cameo and DCAM 1964 Proof Half Dollars. Such a Christmas Tree would have lots of eye appeal and "pop".

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AuroraBorealis said:

    @CascadeChris said:
    I would pay serious money just to see a coin Christmas tree from @AuroraBorealis!!

    On the house... :)


    Now that's what can be called a tree topper!

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  • StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭✭

    Sorry no pics, but back in the 90s-2000 (or thereabouts) the Mint sold a series of ornaments featuring every regular issue from the cent through the Sac $. I believe I have them all. We put them on the tree every year.

  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The only way I'd do something like that:

    take images of my best toned coins, print the images out, cut out the coin part and hang that on the tree.

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