two examples Prong mounted and worn as jewelry producing unnatural wear but removed when the mount broke. Is this worse that the other millions of these coins that were melted for their gold content? I'm glad someone saved it and messed it up enough that I could afford it. Worse than ever: Since the obverse was corroded away, this was polished to be more readable and lacquered for protection before being forced into a silver quarter mount. It was worn (occasionally - mostly on Sunday by a little old lady) that way for at least 5 years before a collector pointed out that this reverse is not known from the Siscia mint so this coin is either (a) unique, (b) barbarous or (c) both. I'd love to see another like this turn up but so far my best guess is (c). The coin cost $.50 and is worth at least that much now plus it makes a great story.
ouch :bigeyes: That first one is still more or less one of a kind olso but it now looks like a ET LOL But can understand why you like both coin's i am a sucker for a story Dave
I really can't consider them bad people. They may not share the passion for coins as we do, or do not know what a coin was worth before the defaced it, or feel it's a form of art. I bet there are car enthuseists that cringe at the thought of demolition derbies too!!! Or what about the old fart that cruises around in his Buick, feeking bad for all the not so well kept yards? O.K., that last one is pushing it a bit...
Well, I like coins and to be honest, I wear a coin, they have always been used as decoration. I have never turned any coin into jewelry, I couldnt bring myself to destroy a coin...I saw an auction that was selling a type of coin I have always liked but it had a crude loop soldered to it. I already have a very nice example of this coin and this one was selling for a few bucks so I went ahead and bought it and I have worn it ever since. Not sure what happened to this coin.
While edge splits are common these look a bit like the coin was nailed to a flat surface (coffin, ship mast). That is the same guess I have for my three holer: ...and for the record: Some Roman Republican denarii were issued with edge cuts done by hand. Students disagree on the reasoning but many think it was to build confidence that the coin was solid silver. This is no more a fault than edge reeding on modern coins.
what happend :rolling: What done that oven?blow torch?frozen? I know the older irish were knowen to be penny pincher's but i did not know they went this far Dave
O K folks fessss upppppp you know when you were a kid you put those pennys and a nickel or 2 on the railroad tracks , geeezzzzzz just a few I admit it : (
Yes, I did it I meant it and I was there to represent it! :kewlang for all I know I demolished a 1909 vdb penny. Not nickels though, I worked too hard for my dough and I still do.
ok Ok have done that worn the t sirt but i can that barber on someone's tie trying to sell a car Have not bean here allday but you have two think? Dave
You have to remember that to the people doing this , a Barber quarter was just an ordinary coin , sorta like when as a kid we'd put silver Roosevelt dimes on the RR tracks . rzage
OK, I admit it, but the train was the one who defaced the coin! It's amaizing how far down the tracks we had to search to find some of those little buggers!
I'm kind of hoping to find a Mercury dime or something along those lines that was made into a hat pin. I would never do that to a coin, EVER, but I will get one if I see it. I have more then 20 pins on my hat that I wear every day and I would like one that reflects my interest in Numismatics. Here are some things I've found... This New Jersey State Quarter was nailed with a blow torch. I didn't do it but I saw it happen. It occured in 1999. The person who did it was going to melt it but I rescued it, and have had it ever since. Don't know where I got this one, I found it in my closet earlier this year. I don't know what the heck happened to this cent! I actually got it from a bank roll. I actually have a whole collection of damaged common coins. My favorite is the "Run over by a truck" Collection, of which the cent above is the centerpiece. It has grown since this picture was taken last summer.
I just took a ton of the "run-over-by-a-truck variety" zinc cents in rolls to the bank. (I kept the copper ones for the copper content) Who ever gets those rolls will be like what the...
