| Author |
 Replies: 19 / Views: 2,771 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
937 Posts |
Or sailed on the Gypsum Empress built in 1956
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Or just someone having fun making stuff.
|
|
Moderator
 United States
190135 Posts |
I like these different ideas. Part of the fun is speculating, but hopefully someone will eventually come along with the answer.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Good mystery. I'm guessing a souvenir - spending money to encase half dollars as gaming chips seems illogical.
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Here's my guess:
Someone who worked on the ship found a nice brass ring that fell off a rail or something and it just fit nicely around the coin. So there it is -- all that was needed after that was a stamping kit.
|
|
Valued Member
 Canada
96 Posts |
Sorry about the pictures, I just noticed they were rotated. I wanted to mention as well that the coin is stuck in good and won't pop out but it does turn or spin around inside the ring.
|
|
Moderator
United States
190135 Posts |
Good guess, Buddy.  |
|
Valued Member
Canada
96 Posts |
Great ideas.. Thanks everyone!! I think I'll probably keep it as a souvenir :)
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12867 Posts |
Very interesting piece. Where did you get it?
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
96 Posts |
We own a thrift store in Nova Scotia. We buy a lot of estates and once in awhile we get coin collections and oddball coins like this one. I have no info on this coin and was hoping someone on here might have seen something like it to find out a bit more about it.
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
96 Posts |
I've found out that there were more than one ss gypsum empress ships but with the year of the coin I believe its the one I mentioned in my first post. Living close to the Hantsport, NS port, it's probably from someone in the area who used to sail on that ship.
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Yeah, I did a little search on the ship -- or ships. It's kind of interesting. I found a site ShipsNostalgia.com. You could try posting your pic there and see if anyone else has seen an Encased Coin like yours or if they recognize that brass circle. If someone does -- how fun would that be? |
|
Valued Member
Canada
96 Posts |
Thanks Buddy, I'll try that.
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Wouldn't it be something if somebody recognized it? Or could ID the brass circle? -- that is, if it came off a ship.
Anyway, the more information you can get -- the more interesting it will be.
|
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 19 / Views: 2,771 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 10/25/2016 2:52 pm
