Does anyone have any coins in clear lucite blocks or in clear lucite toilet seats?
SanctionII
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I remember in the 1960's seeing clear lucite blocks with coins in them and clear lucite toilet seats with coins in them, including Proof and MS 90% silver coins cents and nickels from the 1950's and 60's. I also remember seeing buffalo nickels. Does anyone have any of these items?
I can see someone with a lucite toilet seat and lid encasing 1964 MS and/or Proof coins replying to this post by making a wise crack about "Modern Crap" and thought I would beat them to the punch.
Now I only wonder how many replies will be made to this post (I predict at least 10)?
I can see someone with a lucite toilet seat and lid encasing 1964 MS and/or Proof coins replying to this post by making a wise crack about "Modern Crap" and thought I would beat them to the punch.
Now I only wonder how many replies will be made to this post (I predict at least 10)?
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<< <i>I have two paperweight-style lucite blocks, both from the early 60's. >>
Same here, one with a 64 proof set and the other with a 63 proof set.
gift
That's all I thought about those lucite toilet seat posts! Especially the last one! It was USED!!!!
<< <i>Can someone explain to me why anyone wants to buy a <STRONG>USED</STRONG> toilet seat? Even if there are coins in it, there are whiz stains on it and who knows what on the underside?!
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Send it to NCS.
you are now safe and the seat clean enough to eat and serve your dinner and lunch off of
oh my waht storues it could tell if the seat could talk
<< <i>If memory serves me correctly, I believe our own Ira has such a piece of home equipment. >>
I used to have the photo, but I cant find it anywhere it was a photo of him with a magnifying glass checking out his coins encased in he toilet seat, maybe if he logs in, he will post it!
TorinoCobra71
Has anyone ever tried to remove the coins from the lucite (by sled hammer, melting or dissovling)? If so, what was the outcome.
I have seen some 1950's and 1960's silver proof sets in lucite blocks and toilet seats. I have looked to see if any of the silvers are CAM/DCAM proofs (i.e a 1959 half would be nice) but have not found any yet. Boy that would be a great cherrypicking story finding a toilet seat with a 1959 DCAM half in it and then trying to find a way to remove the coin without damaging it. I guess one could cut the coin out with a small layer of lucite remaining to surround the coin and then send it to NCS for conservation. I wonder if NCS has ever received such a conservation request.
LN2 and a hammer. The Lucite shatters leaving very little left to pick off of the coin.
I used to have a kit that had liquid plastic you would mix with a second agent that caused it to harden and a couple of different molds. I experimented with placing different coins into such objects such as inexpensive coins of the day and never could match the quality of the commercially available units. Mine always had uneven surfaces and despite trying to sand them smooth, they didn't turn out well. I was a teenager and I had fun with them, but realized that I wasn't going to go commercial myself
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