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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You would have thought the maker would have least got the obverse coin right side up.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I guess we must remember that for many, many years the value was only two dollars. Not insignificant at the time but a fairly economical piece of jewelry. They only went for $137.00. Maybe they can be taken apart and made to look a little better. I have a 1852 and 1853 in about EF/AU on the way to me right now. I like these little one dollar gems so this makes me quite sad  Mike |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That really..... burns me up
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Why on earth would anyone do that. Drilling a hole in a coin to wear is bad, but soldering 2 dollars together with a pin is awful. What a waste.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am crying. that is soooo sad but for $138.00 I would have jumped on it and tried to get them restored. lol that's just me though. the wife says that I will try anything once. well I broke her of that one lol I wont say what the question was lol
Gary
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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At least I know now How to ruin a gold coin !!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Since solder has a melt point of about 360 degrees and golds about 1300 degrees as I remember, could you not heat the solder and remove the keepers and them use solder wick to remove the rest and "Viola" a new coin.
Jim
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Since solder has a melt point of about 360 degrees and golds about 1300 degrees as I remember, could you not heat the solder and remove the keepers and them use solder wick to remove the rest and "Viola" a new coin.
You could. There will be color left behind, and some substance; it won't all evaporate when the buyer removes the solder. I expect to see these both on ebay soon, looking fine except to the eyes of someone who knew from whence they came. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As already noted at one time they were only worth $1. Making them into a piece of jewlry would have been more advantageous for sales way back then. As to melting them apart, there would be considerable damage done to both coins. Some of the metal of the original heating would have fused to each of the coins. Also, it is not known what type of solder was used. If in fact it was done by a professional, Gold itself would have been used to fuse them together and if so, total damage is done. I wouldn't think normal solder would have been used due to the color differences.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Since solder has a melt point of about 360 degrees and golds about 1300 degrees as I remember, could you not heat the solder and remove the keepers and them use solder wick to remove the rest and "Viola" a new coin.
Electrical solder melts at around 360 to 400 degrees, but that solder is needed for electrical connections not structural ones. For jewelry they use either silver or gold solders and those have melting points in the 800 - 1200 degree range. You are very unlikely to be able to use a solder wick to remove that. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My arc welder hits about 7,000F. Don't think they would try that though. I've watched jewelers make repairs to Gold items and they do use a Gold type material and the arc of the welder they use is substantial. However, there are cheaper jewelers that do use standard types of solder and then paint over with just Gold paint. Saves them money and for if not worn frequently, who would know?
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Valued Member
United States
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
But sometimes ya just gotta wonder eh?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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At least they didn't make a lamp......  |
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Posted 07/26/2007 11:25 pm
