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Valued Member
Australia
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coin carving ,   does anybody else have any of these carved coins .. ,, kel ,, |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The $1 coin especially would be quite difficult to do I would imagine.
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Australia
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If we are lucky Nancy will show us a 1927 florin. [Classified NST -Not suitable for Trout.]  |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Nice ones Kel, did Richard do those for you? I have 2 versions of the 1927 Canberra Florin cut out. One was made into a brooch, the other a pendant.  2 images, both scans, not very clear.  I've been meaning to take better images since I got the Microscope, but I can't remember where I put the items. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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10/10/2012 04:12 am
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Valued Member
 Australia
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 these coins were carved by SID IN usa . nancy who and where is richard please ? I am having another 3 carved for me in USA ( 1 x.50 ) ( 1 x .20 ) ( 1 x $ 1.00 ) and ( one x $1.00 coin ) from andy in broken hill .. ,, kel ,, Edited by keldaw2222
10/10/2012 07:01 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Roughly how much does it cost to have them carved?
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Nancy who and where is richard please? Kel, Richard is nohope587 on this forum. Check out these 2 threads for examples of his work. https://goccf.com/t/131303https://goccf.com/t/131327Quote:
Roughly how much does it cost to have them carved? My two florins belonged to my husband, original source unknown, however I did get a Mercury dime done by Richard 2-3 yrs ago, but can't remember the cost. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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United States
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Hello, In Australia is it legal to permanently disfigure a coin like the pictures shown here? Some of the carvings are admittedly neat but I cannot imagine the government allowing the perpetrator to openly operate on these coins without incurring any consequences. How does it work it that part of the world? Just curious...  mdpmedia Kentucky |
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Australia
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enworb ,
cost between $ 40 to $ 60 ea.
nancy , thank you for the links.
mdp , as far as I know it is ok in australia ,as long as I dont sell them and only keep them for jewelery . ,, kel ,,
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cost to make, the price of 1 rotary tool with bits along with a few coins and a few hours practice.
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 United States
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cost to make, the price of 1 rotary tool with bits along with a few coins and a few hours practice. No go on the rotary tool just does not allow fine enough control believe me I have tried it. Hours of practice with a jewelers saw and an 8/0 blade. Page 1 has a photo demo of how to do it. https://goccf.com/t/98173 |
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Australia
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Hello,
In Australia is it legal to permanently disfigure a coin like the pictures shown here?
Some of the carvings are admittedly neat but I cannot imagine the government allowing the perpetrator to openly operate on these coins without incurring any consequences.
How does it work it that part of the world?
Just curious...
mdpmedia
Kentucky
Its really not worth the time of the government. I have seen many pieces of jewellery and several cut out coins fashioned from US circulating coins as well. Just because it isn't legal doesn't mean it doesn't happen. The florin and oenny you see in this thread no longer circulate either. I believe it is legal to melt them so I dont see why they couldnt be disfigured legally. The cut out $2 might be a different story but as I mentiooned earlier its really not worth the time of the police. |
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Australia
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I've seen a few of these, mostly WW2-era, and presumably "trench art".
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Australia
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If we are lucky Nancy will show us a 1927 florin. [Classified NST -Not suitable for Trout.]
I actually have a 1927 Canberra coin cut out the same as Nancy's pendant ones. The only problem is mine appears to be a cut out UNC coin  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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mayb this is a better pic of the dollar  what do you think ? richard , what do you charge to do the au dollar and the au .50 . please.. ,, kel ,, |
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Valued Member
United States
324 Posts |
In the U.S. it is perfectly legal to deface, cut out, carve, smash or generally damage a coin as long as there is no fraudulent intent. That is, you can alter a coin as long as the alteration doesn't make it into a different U.S. coin. For example, you can carve a 1937 D Buffalo nickel into a hobo nickel, and sell it for whatever the market will pay for an altered coin but if you cut off one of the Buffalo's legs and try to sell it as an original 3 legged Buffalo, that is fraud. I make hobo nickels and this comes up quite often. Joe Paonessa |
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