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<p>[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 7686401, member: 105098"]my opinion on this, it's toning. What caused the toning? in my opinion pre-dating fidgit spinners, there were these things called worry stones, and worry coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>in general there were different textures depending on which one you bought, and different styles, one of them being flat with raised concentric circles, another with a fabric pattern, ones with bumps, other with sand paper grit texture, some with spiraled circles to the center, ect. some spun like tops, others were concave, or convex or even flat with a reeded edge like a coin and smooth.</p><p> it was a keep ya busy toy/thing to keep in your pocket to fiddle with when bored or to occupy your hands</p><p><br /></p><p>I THINK, someone just let the two lay together for a decent period of time, the worry coin on top of the half dollar, and the half dollar got the rings toned onto it. they made them out of all kinds of metals and stones.</p><p><br /></p><p>literally nothing else crosses my mind that would do something like this, nothing in the minting process comes to mind at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>only reason I really even know about this kind of thing is like prayer beads and stuff that people fidget with and carry in their pockets and I was looking into different things of this type possibly as a quit smoking aid. </p><p><br /></p><p>anyways I've had my eye on this one for a few days. kind of geeky I know. LOL</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tungsten-24-26mm-99-95-Collection-Experiments/dp/B07S677C1J/ref=sr_1_99_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Worry+coin&qid=1624047444&sr=8-99-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFNRFUxRTdSMElMUUgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAyNTcxMDgzN0JWRTU2R0Q3SjhRJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4NzAxNDkyUEI1NzBYU0ZEME5SJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmX25leHQmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Tungsten-24-26mm-99-95-Collection-Experiments/dp/B07S677C1J/ref=sr_1_99_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Worry+coin&qid=1624047444&sr=8-99-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFNRFUxRTdSMElMUUgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAyNTcxMDgzN0JWRTU2R0Q3SjhRJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4NzAxNDkyUEI1NzBYU0ZEME5SJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmX25leHQmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Tungsten-24-26mm-99-95-Collection-Experiments/dp/B07S677C1J/ref=sr_1_99_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Worry+coin&qid=1624047444&sr=8-99-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFNRFUxRTdSMElMUUgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAyNTcxMDgzN0JWRTU2R0Q3SjhRJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4NzAxNDkyUEI1NzBYU0ZEME5SJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmX25leHQmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe something along the lines of this one:</p><p><a href="https://obermetalworks.com/sold-worry-coins-brass-bronze-and-copper/15-diameter-copper-worry-coin-with-spiral-and-concentric-patterns-green-patina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://obermetalworks.com/sold-worry-coins-brass-bronze-and-copper/15-diameter-copper-worry-coin-with-spiral-and-concentric-patterns-green-patina" rel="nofollow">https://obermetalworks.com/sold-worry-coins-brass-bronze-and-copper/15-diameter-copper-worry-coin-with-spiral-and-concentric-patterns-green-patina</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 7686401, member: 105098"]my opinion on this, it's toning. What caused the toning? in my opinion pre-dating fidgit spinners, there were these things called worry stones, and worry coins. in general there were different textures depending on which one you bought, and different styles, one of them being flat with raised concentric circles, another with a fabric pattern, ones with bumps, other with sand paper grit texture, some with spiraled circles to the center, ect. some spun like tops, others were concave, or convex or even flat with a reeded edge like a coin and smooth. it was a keep ya busy toy/thing to keep in your pocket to fiddle with when bored or to occupy your hands I THINK, someone just let the two lay together for a decent period of time, the worry coin on top of the half dollar, and the half dollar got the rings toned onto it. they made them out of all kinds of metals and stones. literally nothing else crosses my mind that would do something like this, nothing in the minting process comes to mind at all. only reason I really even know about this kind of thing is like prayer beads and stuff that people fidget with and carry in their pockets and I was looking into different things of this type possibly as a quit smoking aid. anyways I've had my eye on this one for a few days. kind of geeky I know. LOL [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Tungsten-24-26mm-99-95-Collection-Experiments/dp/B07S677C1J/ref=sr_1_99_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Worry+coin&qid=1624047444&sr=8-99-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFNRFUxRTdSMElMUUgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAyNTcxMDgzN0JWRTU2R0Q3SjhRJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4NzAxNDkyUEI1NzBYU0ZEME5SJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmX25leHQmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl[/URL] Maybe something along the lines of this one: [URL]https://obermetalworks.com/sold-worry-coins-brass-bronze-and-copper/15-diameter-copper-worry-coin-with-spiral-and-concentric-patterns-green-patina[/URL][/QUOTE]
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