Show off a "Problem Coin"

Normally, for me, the name of the game is " Stay away from problem coins!", but, sometimes you just have to rescue a coin from its environment. This one came from a box of pins and buttons at a Militaria show a few years ago. The guy wanted $10. I told him no, due to the overall condition and two holes on the coin edge. I also said that he could keep the chain. He settled for an overpriced cup of coffee, delivered to his table from within the venue, and I got the whole thing in return. Nice guy!

Don't want to call it trench art, but, considering the event had a military theme, it might be a soldier made or modified trinket. Certainly doesn't lack patriotic intent.

 

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Nice looking piece.

 

I got these problem George III Coppers for twenty five cents each. 1799, 1806, 180?

Corroded, cleaned, pitted, and dateless

 

The good the bad and the ugly. Love um.

 

Here is one of my problem coins..
Problem is..I have more of a chance winning the lottery twice than owning one of these.
I cant even remember where this came from.[emoji15]

 

I have a few of these from metal detecting and i'll be honest,I wish they looked as good as yours.
There's always coins thats in worse condition than yours out there...and they seem to be finding they're way to me.[emoji30] [emoji38]

 

It's yours but you don't own it???

 

There was only 10 maybe 12 of these coins struck for experimental purposes and sent to a slot machine company for testing.
6 of them have been located,the rest are out there somewhere.In 2013 one sold for thirty thousand pound.
The coin above is a replica,because I aint got 30grand.[emoji106]

 

Finally took some photos. Sorry for the quality but I was in a hurry. Problem coins AKA my whole collection. I have tons of coins with holes, I have some that look like they went through a fire. The 1883 would have been a nice coin if it wasn't cleaned
I love my 1808 half though. That was one of the coins that started this all.

 

Hmm.with my eyes I would grade that in a perfect mint state.only because I see every worn torn battered coin as beauties.[emoji106]

 

Any thoughts about the color? Sorry about the pics,...first time w/ iPhone.

 

I'm leaning towards natural, I'm not sure why someone would try to artificially tone a circulated Morgan in the basic brown color. I have a couple AU Morgans like that.

 

Ya, I found it wrapped in tissue in an envelope at my folks house. Told me to take it.
Details are good , just not the BU shiny stuff everyone loves so much.

 

Just got this problem today.

 

Oh, my. Absolutely beautiful detail. Too bad it never recovered after it was cleaned.

 

I'm thinking a few weeks out of the holder in the New Orleans heat and humidity will help it out. I don't see any hairlines on it, but I've misplaced my loupe somehow and can't check it out in detail yet. It still has the full mint cartwheel on both sides.

 

Yeah, the color was the only real evidence I saw of cleaning. Maybe it was dipped? The center is one of those funny colors dipped copper can end up, so that's what I'd bet on.

 

I've always been confused as to why copper is so commonly called cleaned if dipped while just about everybody will consider a white silver coin market acceptable. Clearly the silver has also been dipped. To me, so long as the surfaces have not been damaged, it should be market acceptable, but this is almost never the case with coppers.