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<p>[QUOTE="justyn p, post: 8126281, member: 120831"]I posted the thread below a while ago and the reaction had some great comedy value and each time I open the post the first picture shows the advert that pops up for a socket back box <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> but they are bugging me so Ive done some more research & digging </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mysterious-steel-blank-found-with-a-load-of-us-cents.386936/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mysterious-steel-blank-found-with-a-load-of-us-cents.386936/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mysterious-steel-blank-found-with-a-load-of-us-cents.386936/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Some more info these came from my granddads coin collection who was a watch maker & jeweller and collected coins ive attached a pic of his coin collection suitcase which was full. His nephew whow lived in Florida and was a director at Matel in the us bought US coins to my grandadds jewellers shop whenever he visited and the pair of them would sit with eye loupes examining them. Thes 2 blanks were in his collection both together in a sleeve pic attached.</p><p><br /></p><p>The knockouts from a galvanised electrical socket back box is 20mm and weigh between 1.6g - 2g whereas both blanks are 19mm the thinner blank weighs 2.43g and the thicker blank weighs 4.79.</p><p><br /></p><p>heres some more pics </p><p>The pop up advert on OP : Funny </p><p>sleeve</p><p>suitcase </p><p><br /></p><p>more to follow[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="justyn p, post: 8126281, member: 120831"]I posted the thread below a while ago and the reaction had some great comedy value and each time I open the post the first picture shows the advert that pops up for a socket back box :) but they are bugging me so Ive done some more research & digging [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/mysterious-steel-blank-found-with-a-load-of-us-cents.386936/[/URL] Some more info these came from my granddads coin collection who was a watch maker & jeweller and collected coins ive attached a pic of his coin collection suitcase which was full. His nephew whow lived in Florida and was a director at Matel in the us bought US coins to my grandadds jewellers shop whenever he visited and the pair of them would sit with eye loupes examining them. Thes 2 blanks were in his collection both together in a sleeve pic attached. The knockouts from a galvanised electrical socket back box is 20mm and weigh between 1.6g - 2g whereas both blanks are 19mm the thinner blank weighs 2.43g and the thicker blank weighs 4.79. heres some more pics The pop up advert on OP : Funny sleeve suitcase more to follow[/QUOTE]
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