Coin Jewelry - Yea or Nay ?

I often have come across vendors selling their artistic wares online and at Fairs . What's your thoughts on Coin jewelry ? Bad or Good . All comments welcome .
This is an example ! Not mine . It's 24 karat plated, Silver accented with supposedly a real $5 Gold piece . Price ? $210 !

 

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Coins in jewellery- no problem
Coins made into jewellery- I cringe.

 

This was my grandmother's brooch. My youngest daughter is now the curator.

 

I don't have a problem with coin jewelry. Probably gets folks interest in the coin hobby.

 

I like old stuff, they can be very attractive.

New stuff: pass

 

Here is a WLP coin broach my mother gave to me a little while back.Not sure how old it is,had a 1936 buffalo nickel in it.If I remember correctly it was a birthday gift still have the exact buffalo.

 

I don't have a problem with coin jewelry owned by someone else. Personally though, I'm not a fan of it. I would never wear it. It just gives me the appearance of being gaudy.

 

What I didn't like is the guy I bought an Indian Head Cent from ( gold plated with palladium outlining ), was that the necklace turned my neck green ( copper obviously) as I sweat. Ughh. Now I think of it as gaudy as well .

 

Nay.

 

As long as it doesn't damage or alter the coin, OK...a simple necklace or brooch clasp around a silver or gold coin, etc...or even that ring in the photo (assuming genuine gold coin). But cutting, fusing, inserting stones, painting/coloring...altering the coin itself in any way...nay/no way.

 

I don't mind coins in jewelry. But if they are going to include a coin in their jewelry, I like the holder that don't deface or damage the coin, unless the coin is not worth more than face value.

 

In what seems a lifetime ago I was involved in the early days of the International Society of Appraisers. Once, Ben Stack spoke at one of our conferences and he stated in his experience, that over 90% of all ancient coins displayed in jewelry were counterfeits. Also, once a genuine coin is mounted in jewelry it will, at some point go through a cleaning and/or polishing process that will reduce its numismatic value.

 

To me, one should always place a details coin in jewelry since it will become that, (and mount removed), eventually. If this is true, I have no problem with modern coins made into jewelry.

I still hate ancients made into it though.

 

I don't care for coin jewelry. Some are beautiful but I would prefer to see them in original form rather than worn, beat up, and damaged. Just my opinion.

 

Only if the coin is common and already worn, like money clips of old Walkers or such.

 

It seems like an attractive ring, but with a $500 value gold $5 coin imbedded, seems pretty hard to think it is anything other than phony.

 

Especially if they use a good, no problem coin.

 

The coin is a reproduction.

 

Oh, okay, and you know that how?

 

1 the price and its not the real deal.