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New Member
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I would like you all for the welcome and the advice. As I continue to learn the system, I'll get better with the responses. Thank you again for the welcome. I'm trying to get my kids into the hobby. I'd like to pass it on so they can appreciate what their grandfather did.
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I'm trying to get my kids into the hobby. I'd like to pass it on so they can appreciate what their grandfather did.  |
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United States
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That is a good idea, get them collecting now before there is no more money to collect.
My next collection will be bank cards
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to the Community! Trying to remove a $2 coin from a solid block of cured Lucite is not gonna be an easy thing to do. It's messy and creates frustration. It is not worth it and would destroy the holder and probably damage the coin. The Family history behind the coin and the holder is worth way more than any numismatic value it might ever have in the future. Enjoy it while you are the current caretaker and then pass it on to your descendants when the time is right. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin itself is not worth much over face value. The paperweight (or whatever it is), might be worth more to someone.
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United States
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My next collection will be bank cards I actually have that now. Every single credit/debitATM card I have ever had.  |
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United States
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I actually have that now. Every single credit/debitATM card I have ever had. now THAT is crazy.... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This coin is legal tender, so sure, it could be traded/sold. Is it worth the frustration of trying to remove it? I'd think not.  to the CCF! |
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United States
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now THAT is crazy.... No worse than the neighbour with their creepy, and I do mean creepy, doll collection.   Quote:
This coin is legal tender, so sure, it could be traded/sold. Is it worth the frustration of trying to remove it? I'd think not. Good point, but we can all agree that the time & effort is worth way more than a dollar. Not to mention the loss of something unique to cherish a personal relationship. |
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Australia
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"Encapsulated" implies the coin is in some kind of "capsule". This isn't a capsule. "Embedded" or "entombed" would be more appropriate words, depending on whether you like it or not.
Entombing regular uncirculated coins in molten plastic and selling them as souvenirs seems to have been a fashionable thing to do back in the 1970s; I have several examples picked up as souvenirs, from New Zealand and Canada.
Given that there is minimal prospect of recovering the coin intact, and minimal value for the coin even if you succeeded in extracting it, it is now more a "bicentennial souvenir object" rather than a "coin". Coin collectors might still want it, but not as part of their "main" coin collection.
On the plus side, if our civilization goes full Ozymandias and collapses into oblivion, this coin may well be one of the few surviving relics of it in millions of years time. It's as well-preserved as a prehistoric insect in amber.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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New Member
United States
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It's for the very best to leave it in its thing. It can be worth money someday because it's bicentennial, from DC, and from a big hotel chain.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You can try to melt that Lucite block in a large furnace like they do on the show ''Forged In Fire '' . But there's a strong chance of melting the coin too .  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Maybe someone who collects Sheraton memorabilia (if there is such a thing other than towels) would be interested.
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United States
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Quote:You can try to melt that Lucite block in a large furnace like they do on the show ''Forged In Fire '' . But there's a strong chance of melting the coin too . Whatever remains, hopefully "it will KEAL!"  Quote:
Maybe someone who collects Sheraton memorabilia (if there is such a thing other than towels) would be interested. Putting in on ebay with that in the description may find a buyer.  Comments and kidding aside, I still hope BDV chooses to keep this for the sentimental value. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Absolutely not worth trying to break the coin out. These types of encased Lucite coins retain some collectibility. You can frequently see them with silver coins like Morgan dollars and Roosevelt dimes. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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