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What a waste of a coin
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It's still nice that the artist, Don Berry, is known.
<< <i>The end result of Hobo nickels.
It's still nice that the artist, Don Berry, is known. >>
I would also guess the coin had issues or was not great to begin with knowing the carver, he is a good guy.
Now if he starts carving DMPL's we will have words. I only say this because I know it will get back to him before I see him at Long Beach this week.
The host coin was probably a piece of junk problem coin anyway. It's a shame that counterfeit coins could not be put to this use.
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If it's that big a crime against numismatics, I'd start getting your money together and be prepared to buy up the low end of the gold $5, $10 and $20 Liberty markets.
I like the piece.
Much more pleasing than another damaged melt value only coin.
<< <i>You'd be amazed at how many non damaged US gold coins get bought by jewelers and are taken to the smelters. >>
I'm surprised because they could just ship them to Heritage, Rarcoa, and others and probably get above melt. If they can't, then at least at the smelter they will end up in a newer product with fresher demand. And one less $5 Lib on the market makes all the rest of them a "little" more valuable.
The coin looks to have been pretty much a waste. Just a common date worth pretty much melt.
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It would be a shame if it were a rare coin.
That said, I wish this zombie/skull thing would pass.
Does nothing for me and I'd be embarassed to own that item
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depends on the value placed on "time and effort"
Would probably have to do a whole lot of volume to make this activity worthwhile. The margins aren't high enough to support a small scale activity. I'd expect a beginner to pound the pavement for a while then give up.
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Not crazy about the skull carving craze, although I do have a couple Zombucks I like. Looks like Liberty had some serious maxillofacial issues.
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Don is the president of a local coin club that I am part of (Verdugo Hills Coin Club) and he's been rolling elongated coins and carving coins for many years. He destroys tens of thousands of coins every year, but in doing so he turns unwanted coins into things that folks actually collect! I know he's only carved a couple of gold coins to date, all were problem coins to start. I listed this one for sale as a favor to him and bring it to shows as well. While it now has a significant premium over the melt value and what it cost as a junk ex-jewelry piece, when I have the piece in my case at shows like the Long Beach show, it gets lots of attention (almost 100% positive) from collectors of all types. In particular, on Saturday's at Long Beach when the kids are doing the Treasure Hunt at the show, many of them will notice this coin in the case and get excited about it. I figure anything coin related that can get the attention of some of these kids is great.
For those here that thought they are neat... here are a couple of others that Don made which have I have helped him sell in the past:
He also artificially toned this one and named it "the painter"
I think this is the first gold that he carved:
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