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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2523037, member: 10461&quot;]You <i>weren&#039;t</i> kidding?&nbsp; You <i>really</i> cut a Caligula AE into a rectangle to mount it into a modern ring?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, but that is indeed murder, in the numismatic sense.&nbsp; If you really did that (and I&#039;m still having trouble believing anybody would do something so dumb unless they just didn&#039;t know better). You destroyed a rare coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Too bad, really, because you have obvious talent with the jewelry making thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>That ring would&#039;ve been even better looking if it had been made with a high quality reproduction with a better portrait on it.&nbsp; It would&#039;ve served just as well as a good looking jewelry piece <i>without</i> having to destroy a rare coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or again, if you must use a real Roman coin, why not use a less expensive but just as attractive common one, perhaps with a less destructive mounting method?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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