Is there anything I can do to help a bent coin?

Yeah, I tried that. Tera-Cotta breaks after a few whacks, but the best has to be Porcelain. Glass just made it ouchy-bleedy.

 

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:headbang: Put it between this fella's head and the intermittently adjoining obstruction illustrated? (the results/mileage may vary depending upon which CT member's head actually would actually be utilized in the demonstration)

 

Normally I agree with a lot of your posts Tom, but your method would leave head prints on the coin and ruin it forever. No amount of cleaning(conserving) would save it. A better method would be a ball peen hammer and a couple of brick pavers...........................John

 

Throw it in the trash and move on it's only money.

Throw it in the trash and move on it's only money.

 

With coins lately there are more and more varieties of collectors. Such as error collectors, old coins, new coins, commemoratives, couterfeits, etc. So why not start a damaged or bent coin collection?

 

I'd go with the blocks of soft wood and the leather in between. Or just let it go and put it back into circulation.

Bruce

 

The Matrix Spoon Cure

How about a vase of moonshine and a large spoon?

Repeatedly fill the spoon with moonshine and drink it. Eventually the coin will look straight, & you'll want to take it home.

Tomorrow your head will feel the same as the quoted cure but there is no harm done to the coin.

The spoon, on the other hand (if there is one left) may be bent.:headbang:

 

Now I Know where you are coming from

:hail:

Feeble on my part. Found your handle convenient.

Got any Ammo Brass Lincolns from the mid 40's?:smile

They are my favorites.

 

I'm not sure how this turned out but if the coin were placed between two pieces of belting leather and a few careful hammer blows were made, the coin would straighten and the handiwork would be near undetectable.

Bricks, wood and other materials will change the surface of the coin. Thick leather wont.

Thanks,
Bill

 

Those were the days :hammer:

 

Ouch!