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Valued Member
United States
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I have probably around 15 coins or so (silver and silver clad) that the dates are so worn down they are worth nothing but the silver content. I would like to keep them, but just not as coins themselves. Maybe some kind of artwork.
With that being said, besides turning one at a time into a piece of jewelry, have you seen or can come up with ideas that I can do with the group of them? I guess the silver (in any shape or blob) is still silver and can be melted down at raw weight at a later date if I choose to, correct?
Examples: building a pyramid with them using super glue or something like that or gluing them to the front of something to create some weird art piece.
The coins that I am talking about are the ones that can NOT be sold for its numismatic value, only for its silver content.
Got any ideas? OR would be a huge "no-no" to do that to those silver coins that there are no dates on?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Past them on to a youngster to perhaps spark an interest in the hobby.
Personally, I couldn't bring myself to destroying any coins in any condition, but that's just my opinion.
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 and there are some coins that can be identified by the design elements. 1916-1917 SLQ is one coin. Name what you have, and experts might be able to give specific design elements to look for on certain dates. |
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United States
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I agree with the previous comments. Exhaust all possible avenues of numismatic value before relegating them to oblivion. Ultimately this is your choice; we only offer opinions.  |
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United States
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I wouldn't be against using them for something. I have seen people make them into cut out jewelry I suppose you could find a weird way to stack them, all crooked and angled and such. Maybe set them on a wooden stand. Might look kind of neat. The value is the value, no matter what. Are you destroying them as a numismatic piece? Maybe but how many people would want the coin for over melt anyways? If the answer is none then they have no numismatic value and are just silver bullion now. Thats my thought. I went through thinking about the same kind of thing before I restored a few Buffalo nickels I had. I could have them be worn coins worth 5 cents or cleaned coins worth a possible small vale based on the dates. I cleaned them up. I say it's fine to do it, but other disagree. |
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Pillar of the Community
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im making a wooden bowl at the moment, I have had this idea of placing a year set of coins into the surface when its finished.
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Valued Member
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would love to see it when it is done! Post a pic please!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Exhaust all possible avenues of numismatic value before relegating them to oblivion Having said that... Make them art! There could be no more fitting end to a coin! IMHO |
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Valued Member
United States
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liquid nitrogen + coins + hammer + mirror = cool mirror frame?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Go to most hobby or hardware stores and purchase Liquid Plastic. Then make almost anthing you want with that and what ever you could imagine.  I've made letter openers with coin in the handle and blade, table mats, clocks, etc. All with non Numismatic types of coins inside them. Great for gifts too. |
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They really are your coins, do whatever you wish is my belief. They are objects so finding a constructive use not in the bottom of a drawer is always a nice benefit. Acid washed cents trapped in resin make all kinds of unique display items. I have a few lamp pull chains made from previously holed tiny silver five cent pieces. I think larger pieces make great tiling material for unique, casual surfaces. For generations people used large cents as drawer and cupboard pulls and the like (many many have holes). Coin art is great stuff, they are uniform in size and the materials are generally well known and easy to work with. I have a small collection of ten cent pieces that were made into jewelry circa 1900 and I find them fascinating and not at all a waste. A friend carved a bottle opener out of his first nickel dollar. Uses are endless. We don't really have anything that becomes dateless like Buffalo nickels in Canada but I can see making something out of them. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I always thought it would be cool to make a coffee table with coins and/or bills in it. Or maybe just place them under glass.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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How about a couple google images VVV   |
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Valued Member
United States
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A little silver solder, stiff copper wire, anvil & hammer, half a coco nut shell, and some imagination you could make an interesting little deserted island beach scene with palm trees and a hammock.
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Secret Argent Man
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United States
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Posted Yesterday 12:07 pm
I always thought it would be cool to make a coffee table with coins and/or bills in it. Or maybe just place them under glass.
a friends dad done that, the tray under the glass was 8 inches deep, 48 long and 24 wide(inches) it was almost full and had a steel frame that padlocked the glass in place. she sold some notes and coins when he passed on, brought herself a cheap house and still has more than half left.
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United States
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Talk about hiding your loot in plain sight..
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Posted 01/05/2012 12:29 am
