Coin dies.

A canceled CC die was found being used as a door stop in a Virginia City house a few years back. It went to auction and sold to the owner of Littelton Coins for 5-figures if I remember right

 

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You mean at the exact same time? I did too - but the next day I woke up looking at my wife and I started it all over again!!

 

You have it correct. I can add a bit to this.
I can only speak to what was going on at the Federal Reserve in OKC about 40 years ago.
They punched holes in them that took out part of the serial number. They were cut in half length wise and half was burned. They brought in witnesses from different parts of the bank to sign that they saw the notes being destroyed.
Some of the second half were shredded and bagged and workers were allowed to take them home. I have a 5 gallon water bottle filled with them and a bag in the attic. I'll bet things have changed over the years.

 

The only die I have is a turn of the century copper face die made for striking early clay poker chips known as "Stop Monkeying" look up the chips, they are highly collectable. Not sure what a die used to strike them is worth though as I cannot find its equal anywhere.

Want pics?

 

I believe I read in Roger Burdette's book, "From Mine to Mint", that some "Xed out" CC Morgan (?) dies were found in the dump behind the CC Mint.

Chris

 

How much will you give me to keep my mouth shut?

Chris

 

Oh hell, I'm already in the doghouse from last night - it couldn't get any worse!!

 

I've seen intact token dies for around $40. They're around if you ever want to hunt them up. I'd love to have a die pair for a token or medal, along with one of the tokens/medals itself.

It would look bad and probably just break again really soon if you used it. Plus, it's way easier to just make a transfer die.

Amazing! Any idea which die it was?

 

There is an uncancelled gold $10 die in the ANA museum. I think it is $10. It was really cool to see.


Here how about seeing my collar die, supposedly from the San Francisco mint used for proof kennedys. Torch cancelled.

 

http://shop.yesterdayschange.com/pr...p-proof-cancelled-coin-die-superior-gem-proof

This is pretty cool.

 

Paddy, no I do not...I saw some that had been X'ed in some way, but for some reason I thought (incorrectly) they stored them.

 

Actually, some obsolete dies were found buried at the Carson City Mint and are on display at the Mint Museum.

 

Welcome to the forum. I'm curious, you work "WHERE?"

Also, what is the reason to deface a die before it is melted? Sounds like a waste of time and energy.

Also, as a Treasury Dept. employee, I predict that you are going to become a very popular member around here!!

 

There's only 1 die on display that I can remember. An 85cc Morgan obverse with an X cancel mark

 

Interesting. I'm looking at photos of the dig and many of the recovered dies. The museum has several dozens of them. They are either holding out on us or your memory is slipping..

 

Museums don't always display all their goods. That said maybe I missed non-Morgan dies. But then again, who cares about non-Morgan stuff

 

In the 1970's, I had a contractor bag full of $20 Federal Reserve notes cut lengthwise into long strips 1/8 inches wide and uncut sheet length. Have not seen it in decades but it should still be in storage. My plans were to match the strips in my retirement.

 

I did miss one lol. Here's a pic I took...

Oh no and it wasn't a morgan. Maybe my memory is slipping

 

No museum does. I worked at the Smithsonian in DC and the public gets to see perhaps 2% of the National Collections. In the 1960's (before working there) we would check the museum trash. "Dora the Explorer" would send in a box of specimens, the good stuff would be selected out and the rest went into the trash. That's how I began collecting gems, minerals, and fossils! They even kept large meteorites and petrified wood on the side of the old "castle" building.

These days, I bet stuff goes into the museum shops for sale rather than the trash.

 

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