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This would be a lovely bicentennial set...  Quote:
If the penny weren't a 1975!  Still, very nice!  |
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I have one similar with 8 BU 1959-P cents from National Bank of Detroit, but I don't have any pictures. I've had it since I can remember (I think it was bought for me at a garage sale when I was very young), and it was left behind when I moved out of my parents house years ago.
I've always thought that blocks like these were a neat way to display coins.
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Anyone ever break a coin out of acrylic? Does it pop right out or is it totally bonded? If it pops out, is there permanent damage or is it like it never happened?
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Anyone ever break a coin out of acrylic? Does it pop right out or is it totally bonded? If it pops out, is there permanent damage or is it like it never happened? I once got an encapsulated 1967 Canadian centennial set from 1c to 25c at a Boot Fair / Jumble Sale for about 50p. The acrylic block was badly scratched and chipped but the coins looked in Mint State. I took the block out to the garden, struck it a few times with a hammer, and it disintegrated. The coins were undamaged and are now in my collection. Just be careful when doing this, as you can get sharp splinters of acrylic flying everywhere! |
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I like the advertising pieces with the Encased Coins - anything mid-century modern or older. And yes, if you decide to liberate the coins please please wear goggles. The acylic / lucite is shrapnel - it will destroy you. (I keep digging up ancient posts.) |
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I broke a group of 5 bust half dollars out of a very ugly flat sheet of acrylic that had yellowed. I put it in the freezer, then hit it with a hammer. As was mentioned above, wear goggles and have something to catch the shards of acrylic. I had some difficulty getting them completely unbonded, so I boiled some water and filled a container with ice water. I alternated the coins between hot and cold, and some of the adhered acrylic came free each time I dropped them in the ice water.
I would actually try the hot-cold thing before employing the hammer.
It did not damage my coins, but they had all been cleaned before they were encased. Bummer.
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11/25/2018 5:00 pm
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Thanks for the photos and follow-up. I bet some of you have a decent collection on a shelf. Let's see some more photos and hear some more stories.
(I don't have any lucite pieces myself, but I have removed my share of coins and notes from cheap snap-together sets, and I've liberated more than a few coins and notes from dusty old frames. Glue and rubber cement and tape do not mix with coins and notes!)
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Some interesting ideas. I have a 1961 proof set in acrylic. Maybe I will crack the coins out.
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Thank you for sharing the pictures.
I like the cube too!
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This topic has been quiet for awhile now - anyone have more pieces to share? Here's my 1963-A $2 note that I posted in another thread:  The dark green dots on the ride side are felt circles. I guess there were two more on the left side and this was used as a paperweight. Edited by jeffbuckes
02/24/2019 12:22 pm
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Given plastic's lifespan, archeologists of the distant future will find these things and puzzle over their purpose.
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Given plastic's lifespan, archeologists of the distant future will find these things and puzzle over their purpose. @nick10 - You're right, most of these are just silly decorations... But the ones I like have corporate logos and some of them have a fun history. They're a form of "deal toy" used to commemorate business deals or to entice customers. Those pieces could be a useful bit of history one day. But most are just novelties from a different age. BTW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_toy |
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I saw a couple at my lcs for $10 each. Didn't get one cause I didn't find a buffalo in any of them.  Edited by nics-r-good
02/28/2019 4:08 pm
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Didn't get one cause I didn't find a buffalo in any of them. True to your goals. |
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