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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 8238992, member: 93702&quot;]Really interested in your opinion (and your examples!) of ancient coins that have been converted into jewelry?</p><p><br /></p><p>Firstly I will start with the official definition of &quot;jewelry&quot; .. (for reasons):</p><p><i>&quot;personal ornaments, such as necklaces, rings, or bracelets, that are typically made from or contain jewels and precious metal.</i>&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>When I first started collecting ancient coins I felt physically ill when I saw an amazing ancient coin clipped or wedged into a gold loop.. uugh! What kind of psycho does this? Abomination!!</p><p><br /></p><p>However over time I have come to accept that &quot;what&#039;s done is done&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I own coins with numbers glued directly to the coin&#039;s surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1449961[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>People with noble intentions applied that glue. Intentions should be considered when previous generations turned ancients into jewelry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently paid under $20 shipped for this little gem. A super crappy LRB that has a jewelry clasp applied. My first piece of ancient coin jewelry!!! Why do this to an extremely common coin in poor shape?? &quot;This is Licinius for gods sake!.. hasn&#039;t he suffered enough!!?&quot; ......We may never know!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1449963[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I do know one thing about this old coin: <b>Someone loved it!</b></p><p>Owning a coin (or anything) that someone once loved is enjoyable.</p><p>I think that&#039;s worth the $18... if it has nothing else it may have good karma?!</p><p><br /></p><p>----</p><p>My question:</p><p><font size="5">At what point in the history of coin production was a coin first seen as more valuable (or important?) than the value of the precious metals it contained?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Ya, ya - I actually would just love to see any of your ancient coins that are jewelry or were once used in jewelry!!</b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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