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Wow. My Grandfather had a watchfob with a Barber dime, Nickel, Quarter, and Half done this way. He apparently inherited it from his father. I don't know what happened to it, but I assume my grandmother took it with her when she went to live with my Aunt. Should have gone to my father when she died, and I would have it today, if it had. These "Pop Outs" must have been all the rage in the late 1890s - early 1900s. |
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Interesting. Please don't get me wrong, I'm sure they are collectible and such but to me, they are creepy looking. Is that JFK at the bottom?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Yep. Not the greatest picture, but you get the idea.
I don't know, I think they're different, if nothing else. And let me tell you, a watchfob with four of them was kind of cool.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is that JFK at the bottom?
told ya  That is the same Kennedy I have seen and it is the only one I have seen not from the turn of the 19th century, kind of a strange thing to revive after 50 or 60 years. |
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United States
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"laughing emoticon"
Darn cellphones!
I just fired up my desktop!
I will say this, they are like little pieces of art. I can only imagine how ornate a watchfob would have looked. Very creative to say the least!
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United States
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"laughing emoticon"
Darn cellphones!
I just fired up my desktop!
I will say this, they are like little pieces of art. I can only imagine how ornate a watchfob would have looked. Very creative to say the least!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
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i personally would not buy one
or do I like it
but in a small way it seems unique
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New Member
United States
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I think they are interesting and wouldn't mind owning one. Kinda like folk art.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i say melt them all, despicable to my eyes
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New Member
United States
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I have seen a lot of jewelry that uses fake coins but I have seen a lot that has real coins that are destroyed to make the pieces, including cutting away a lot of the coin or hammering it to create the effect the artist wants. I have seen spoons made from silver coins from Mexico, there are interesting, but they do destroy something when they are made. but to each his own.
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United States
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They're definitely on the creepy side, that's for sure. I've never seen one of those before, and I think if I had one in my collection, I'd have trouble sleeping at night. If there had been coins in Poltergeist, that's what they would have looked like
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coins made into pieces of art? Or made into rings? When they could be placed into a 2x2?
What's next, using coins in commerce?
(It would be sad if this were a rare date, but at much as I like coin collecting, I kinda like art, too. If money were no object, I'd happily buy something like this for over melt. But, sadly, money is an object and I have to prioritize, so I'll look at art and buy unaltered coins.)
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United States
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Ouch. I've seen gold coins come up on ebay with hole punches for stringing on jewelery; that was my long term plan for getting some key dates  . This is the first time I've seen them entirely destroyed. So, so painful. |
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