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thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 4:36 pm Having been to the mint a couple of times, and following Cascade's reportage, I skipped going inside last week while in Carson City. But I did some shopping across the street and found a new avatar in the junk silver box. This appears to have been done with a 22 at close range. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 4:40 pm Nice I have a State Quarter exactly like that merc but how can you go into BrokenCC and go through their junk box ... unless your talking about the pawn shop? Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 4:54 pm I got it at Carson Valley for $1, in the old V&T station just north of the mint. I got an 1893-cc $10 while I was in Reno, from Silver State, so the trip wasn't all about finding junk coins. Most of the trip wasn't about coins at all...eating sweetbreads with Picon punch at JT Basque in Gardnerville, listening to Frank Sinatra Jr., dropping some bills in 9/6 jacks or better, riding the train up from Carson to Virginia City. Lots to do. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 5:08 pm So true, I went twice in a week last month and have been about half a dozen times or so and still I see something new every time. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189603 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 5:54 pm Nice acquisition. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 7:14 pm I was wondering how you'd hold the coin to shoot a good hole through it. Would an old Whitman folder work? I'd hate to use a slab. I'm always looking for good targets and an album full of pennies would be more interesting than the usual beer cans and coffee cups. Probably should tack it to a piece of plywood. After I do it I'll post a photo. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 06/24/2015 7:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 7:55 pm This thread of my State Quarter should help https://goccf.com/t/228854&whichpage=1 Edited by Cascade 06/24/2015 7:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189603 Posts	Posted 06/25/2015 09:29 am Quote: I'm always looking for good targets and an album full of pennies would be more interesting than the usual beer cans and coffee cups. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 07/07/2015 7:17 pm I got the penny shooting idea on this post, and have finished the experiment. Shooting at coins in an old Danso album using a 22 pistol was frustrating, no matter how close I got. It was like the carnival game where you throw darts at balloons. Out of 50 shots this was the best result Most shots either missed or glanced off. Most hit coins flipped out of the book and were hard to find. The zinc cores are somewhat malleable, but fracture out more than silver. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 07/07/2015 7:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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