Post your "unfortunate ones!"

I found this poor fellow while cleaning up the patio yesterday. I think he may have spent some time in the (chlorine) pool over the summer........

 

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I'll take all the VF 1917 Buffaloes you can sell me for $2 each. I'll even let you save time by not shooting them.

I guess that was what I thought you meant -- that someone had shot the coin recently. Given the even patina, it seemed a bit unlikely to me, but I suppose that's easy enough to fake. But if they're taking a $5 coin, shooting it, treating it, and selling it for $2, I'm not sure where their profit is coming in.

 

It was a case of price reduction after reduction till it came to live in the LCS junk box. I have seen them that are attributed to assorted trick shootists, all the way back to the Wildest shows like 101 Ranch and buffalo Bills and Annie Oakley. They go from $25.00 up if they are sold with a photo and some form of note stating granpa Fred picked it up at the shooting exhibition. You have to remember in them good ole days live exhibitions of skills, riding, shooting and other feats were down year around at hunt clubs, ball fields, and in theaters when they weren't on the road with a show or touring company.
And the other thing is for every one that had fame and some fortune, there were 200 that never did more than became wannabee journeymen and women that made a living to one degree or another. I still can remember that in the 50' and 60's there was a large contingent of performers that work small clubs and lounges across our country. Much like the small local bar bands today.

Our boy scout troupe use to have a trick shootist for the entertainment, at our awards nights. he plied his trade in school gyms across the Southeast Michigan area. Yes he used a hard wax mixture to break the clay targets of pipes small plates and the infamous clay pigeons!

 

Shot by a fellow impressing his girlfriend about 50 years ago. I am not the shooter but the girl gave it to me knowing I collected coins with holes in them.