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Valued Member
United States
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I purchased a roll of dateless Buffalos in order to pass the time in between true coin purchases. I was wanting to know if it would be "wrong" of me to turn some of them into necklaces and earn back some of the profit. Is it?
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Moderator
 United States
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I don't see anything wrong with doing that.Post a pic if you do make them. John1  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Yes sir, I most certainly will. What do you think I should charge for one?
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Moderator
United States
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I have no idea,sorry. John1 |
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Valued Member
United States
360 Posts |
No problem, thanks anyway.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I do it all the time with dateless Nickels just don't expect to get rich  |
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Valued Member
United States
360 Posts |
I don't, I just wanted to make the money it cost me for the roll back. I only payed $13 with shipping, so its not that big of a deal. Also, I was just going to drill a hole in the indian's hair or above the buffalo's hump. I wasn't going to do all that you did. How much do you think I could sell them for.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I sell mine for $10 with a silver chain so the Coin itself would be around $4 cut. I don't sell many, people just don't want to pay out anything these days. Just drilling a hole would not really do you much good I don't think I am not sure they would gain any interest.
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Valued Member
United States
360 Posts |
I was going to sell mine for around $5 with a leather chain and antiqued clasps. It all looks good together. I meant sell them to my friends and people at my school, let's just say that they will buy almost anything. Also, I'm only 15 so that seems like a lot of work for some quick cash.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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About 15 years back my (now) ex forced me to go to one of those Pow-Wow's for the day and found a few of the Indian Vendors drilling holes on low grade Indian head nickels, place them on a cheap (let's make that a really cheap) bracelet (looked like some sort of pot metal, sure wasn't silver) and would sell it for $15.00 each.
While I did end up enjoying the day there, a big let down for me was the low quality of their workmanship on handmade pieces, and (so-called) Indian Collectables that had a "Made in China" label on the bottom of most of the items...
I like the cut-out piece above and know they sell for a premium, but next to nothing when you factor in the labor involved...
[signed a old woodworking fool/vendor that won 1st place at a 1973 Craft Fair]
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Valued Member
United States
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It is complete. I wouldn't say its that bad considered I did the hole with a screw and a sledge hammer. That isn't a joke, I really did.  |
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
360 Posts |
Thanks...I know it won't win many people over, but I am proud of myself. Especially the tools I had to use when making this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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YN, there's a lady on ebay who makes GORGEOUS IHC and buff nickel earrings. (The two sides of myself, "I LOVE EARRINGS!!" and " . . . . SHE HOLED A COIN DDDD:" are at war over whether I want to buy a pair.) Hers go for $12-16 a pair. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would say buy it, but only if the actual hook part is silver so there won't be an infection.
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Valued Member
United States
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My poor Buffaloes  Sorry its my favorite coin. |
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Posted 10/03/2012 7:36 pm
