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Bedrock of the Community
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I found them in circulation. Now they are part of scrap collection: vandalized coins .   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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What an interesting subject for a collection. You can get them for face value, too.
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United States
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I found them in circulation. Now they are part of scrap collection: vandalized coins . Interesting collection.  Quote:Poor Anna got in a knife fight.. And lost   |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I got this penny in change when I was 9 years old! I wonder if the vandal realised that it was a key date (mintage 240,000)?  |
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United States
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I wonder if the vandal realised that it was a key date (mintage 240,000)? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Somehow these pictures make this coin look much nicer than it actually is, though more so on the obverse—those intentional scratches are quite apparent in-hand. But at least whoever did that knew better than to clean it, I guess. Anyways, here is a 1915 Canadian 10 cent piece:  And here is another coin that took a beating (the date is 1891):  |
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United States
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Here's a "vandalized" Shield nickel, 1866-67, with rays type. The obverse was planed, counterstamped, and it was holed. Made to be a personal piece, one-of-a-kind, it was likely used as a tag. In this case, we know the culprit by virtue of his signature! Henry Magee was a Justice of the Peace who resided in Centerville, Limestone Township, Pa. until the mid 1860's, when he relocated to Wisconsin. Born in 1802, he died in 1877 and was laid to rest in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Martell, Wisconsin.    Edited by ExoGuy
03/31/2017 08:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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[in signature] Someone needed a small piece of silver for some project, and this poor Barber dime took the indignity.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This one hurts. AE As of Herod Antipas (Antipater), Judaea 4 BC - 39 AD The letters in the wreath are TIBE/PIAC for Tiberias Mint.   This is a very rare and historically significant coin, worth over a thousand dollars if someone didn't get too aggressive with cleaning it and completely rub off the obverse. Most Judaean coins are common, but Antipas either did not mint many, or very few survive to the present day. The coin of the land at the time was imperial Roman coins imported from the Mediterranean, and local issues used as small change (an as could buy a few loaves of bread; the famous "widow's mite" was worth 1/8 of an as.) This is thus the rarest denomination from one of the rarest client kings of Rome, certainly the rarest one that is mentioned in the Bible. Biblical sources state that Pontius Pilate sent Jesus to the court of Antipas, but Jesus ticked him off and was sent back to Pilate. Antipas also ordered the execution of John the Baptist to win the favor of a mistress. Edited by Finn235
03/31/2017 11:48 pm
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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This was sent to me by a forum friend down south a few years ago, year is in the 20-- range, may even be 2000. Australia 20c acid bath  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Bedrock of the Community
 Canada
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New coin for my scrap collection: vandalized coins . New Zealand 1979 ,20 cents   |
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United Kingdom
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Dorado - I rather like the cameo effect on that NZ 20 cents. Looks like a detector find that was put back into circulation. For sheer vandalism you can't do much worse than put a rusty nail right through a coin!   This was found metal detecting, in the middle of a farmer's field! Edited by NumisRob
04/06/2017 2:19 pm
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For sheer vandalism you can't do much worse than put a pusty nail right through a coin! |
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Poor Anna got in a knife fight.. And lost What mintmark does it have? |
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