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Forum Kid
Kuwait
1523 Posts |
I've been stumbling around looking for pictures and stumbled upon this site.... I was horrified!!!! http://www.coincutter.com/COINS/UScoins.htmlIt's propostrous! Ruining $100's of dollars! Take a tiny look. Share your opinions here. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
Hi Kid
This type of coin jewelry has been around for many years,, as atrocious as it is !!
I see many of my favorite coins carved up to make this stuff.
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
Some call it ART !!!....[:0] Just wondering here, won't that sort of mutilation punishable by law  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
3831 Posts |
Usually, it is "ok" to multiate coins that are no longer in circulation, which generally is about 1960s in most world coins, and 2000 for most Western European countries.
Personally I don't mind seeing such not_circulated and cheap coins being made into jewellery. Rather than seeing them in junk coin lot and eventually ending up in metal refineries, I would be much happier if they were used in other ways.
Typically coin jewellery has existed ever since coins were minted, so I don't see why this will die down any day soon.
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Valued Member
United States
440 Posts |
These appear to be common circulated coins he probably bought for melt or less and tries to both make something "new" out of them and tries to make some money in the process.
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Valued Member
United States
260 Posts |
These are coins that I only dream to own and when I see them in this condition it is monstrious. How could someone be so cruel and heartless as to cut away history from a coin just for a snazzy piece of jewelry? It disgusts me.
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Valued Member
United States
260 Posts |
They call theirselfs an american. It is illegal destruction of US property. The sacagawea is a 2000
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1626 Posts |
I was always wondering about that law. How do people with the machines that smash a penny or dime into a souvenire get away with it? My daughter just went to Alaska and brought me back a penny she smashed into a little plate that shows a Bear and says Alaska.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
Basically there is no real law that I have heard concerning the mutilation of US coin or currency,,
you just cant duplicate it,( Counterfeit)
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
I suppose it varies from Country to Country. It was not long ago a very prominent dealer of ours had to withdraw from sale all the silver roos that he had colourised. "Rumour" has it that he was persuaded by the Mint.
It is an irony that collectors now look out for those privately colourised silver roos.
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Valued Member
United States
383 Posts |
I cringed when the page opened. Made me think of a torture chamber.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2365 Posts |
I sometimes enjoy a piece of coin jewelry that is in a bezel and not totally destroyed but, I agree these are ugly and sad!
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Valued Member
United States
458 Posts |
Beauty is in eyes of the beholder--I would not buy any of those--None are made of gold--  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
well they showed a guy making a sak/quarter on the Travel Channel special about the mint and when they asked the guy at the mint about it he said "you own it and you can do what ever you want to it as long as you arent trying to deceive with it"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
I say thats like a living hell for me to see. I almost threw up by what they have done to the Buffalo nickel and the walking liberty halve. If I could I would sue them for giving me a heart attack |
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Valued Member
United States
177 Posts |
Everybody, send protesting emails to edited I am about to sen one now!
This is unacceptable !! these people have the right to make and distribute these jewelry Items no matter how others personally feel about it!!! the forum will not tolerate this type of encitement.
Edited by Metalman
06/18/2006 4:10 pm
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Posted 06/18/2006 04:56 am
