R.I.P. morgan dollar

i dont know the date or mint mark of this coin but it has been cut and carved to make a pin. it weighs about 2/3 of a typical morgan dollar would

 

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so sad but u can kind of make up the outline of the nose

 

It was made into a Money Clip

Like this -


Another kind -

 

but why i dont like the idea of that

 

Well.. People turn coins into all kinds of stuff.
I have seen Silver Quarters and Kennedy's turned into guitar picks.

There are collectors who like numismatic related items like money clips and jewelry.

If it bothers you then get rid of it.

 

You don't like the idea but the person that did it did like the idea.

 

Thinks of all those gold coins, holed....

 

oh now i understand

 

Using them for money clips goes back a bit, as this one is from the 1930s.

 

Coins have been used to adorn all manner of adornment. Buttons, money clips, tie clasps, necklaces.... I have a beautiful MS Franklin half encased in a block of Lucite as a paper weight on my desk at work.

 

Yes, these are all over. I inherited an 1898 Morgan encased in a bezel of some sort. As usual, I have no information on why it was put in a bezel, whether someone wore it as a necklace or whatever. But someone found it worth keeping and it came my way as the guy in the family "who's into coins." I would like to free it but the effort probably wouldn't be worth it and it would probably destroy or severely damage the coin the in the process. All I can do is wonder why someone went to the trouble.

 

I’m just gonna see if it is worth anything or just some novelty

 

This one took a while to make.

 

I occasionally do scrollsaw work with wood. It can be quite tedious. And then I see something like this and my jaw just drops.