Purposely Ruined Coins

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  1. Abramthegreat

    Abramthegreat Well-Known Member

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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Head gear.....
     
  4. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

  5. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .


    What, and ruin that perfectly good sinking feeling you are harboring in the pit of your gut . . . ?

    Z
     
  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Yeah, and it's tremendous.:headphone:
     
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  7. LakeEffect

    LakeEffect Average Circulated Supporter

    Target practice.
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  8. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

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  9. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .


    Perhaps this one will ease the suffering?

    Z





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  10. Jeffery Hall

    Jeffery Hall Active Member

    Found this in all of my mom's things. Dimes are from 64 to 73.
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    Jeff Hall
     
  11. H8_modern

    H8_modern Attracted to small round-ish art

    Well since nobody else has done it

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  12. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    One of the biggest mistakes made by the mint administration hacks.

    This was one of the top proposals by chief mint engraver Frank Gasparro Which one would you choose?
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  13. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Of course, there are my "signature" coins as well . . . .

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  14. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Time to resurrect . . . . . . . .

    Z




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  15. mrweaseluv

    mrweaseluv Supporter! Supporter

    Does this count?
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  16. rte

    rte Well-Known Member

    Those are called colorized.
    Some people really like them.
    Ruined is using Mexican money to weld up holes and or for washers.
    Have you priced washers lately?
    Mexican money is way cheaper.
     
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  17. BRandM

    BRandM Counterstamp Collector

  18. BRandM

    BRandM Counterstamp Collector

    YIKES! Makes ugly even uglier.:eek:

    Bruce
     
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  19. nerosmyfavorite68

    nerosmyfavorite68 Well-Known Member

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    Q. Cassius Longinus, Rome, 55 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.60g). Head of Bonus Eventus (or Genius Populi Romani?) r.; sceptre behind. R/ Eagle standing r. on thunderbolt; lituus to l., capis to r. Crawford 428/3; RBW 1535; RSC Cassia 7. Large scratch on rev

    I bought this for the hauntingly beautiful portrait of Apollo? (the ID of the obverse portrait is in dispute), the bargain price (circa 65 bucks), and the great toning. I thought that the awful reverse damage was old plow damage.

    It took me about 30 seconds to decide to buy a bargain example of a fairly pricey coin.

    However, a numisforums member opined that the damage looked more like ancient damnatio memoriae. While this coin wasn't issued by the famous Cassius, the name of Cassius wasn't real popular after the murder of Caesar.

    Equally mercifully, this particular dealer managed not to break this one in transit.
     
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