| Author |
 Replies: 22 / Views: 6,122 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Im not sure if this has been done before. I know there are several threads on pocketpieces, but I wanted to share progressive photos of my coin to show its transformation from a BU to a circulated Bicentennial Eisenhower dollar. I got this coin at a bank while on vacation with my family. It reminds me of the trip and of my family. It has been rubbed for good luck many times, though it didnt seem to work during the Nationals/Cardinals game 5 this past season... I do not blame the coin entirely. Here is a photo of my coin from Summer 2012:   Here is an updated photo, taken today:   Feel free to share your pocket pieces progression! *** Edited by Staff - Uploaded PB images here. *** |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
cool thread idea,  you can see that your Eisenhower dollar has lost a fair amount of detail, especialy on the hairlines. Anywho, I'll have to load some pics. |
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
1211 Posts |
Thanks!
It really has changed now that I see the photos. Its become much shinier... its being pocket polished!
|
|
Moderator
 United States
187702 Posts |
Very nice. You seem to have taken good care of him. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1088 Posts |
quite a progression in half a year
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
I will aim to post another photo sometime this summer. every six months or so should do the trick, ha
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3253 Posts |
Goes to show that wear is the result of all those years a coin spent in circulation, but toning is not. The day a coin was removed from circulation into a collection, it was worn, but shiny, from all those hands and pockets. The toning (tarnish) only appeared after the coin was no longer "wild," but in a collector's album. When you look at it that way, the toning seems less a part of a coin's history, and more of a meaningless afterthought.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
Interesting to see the progression. It will likely get more and more rare to see a true pocket piece coin due to so many people dealing only with plastic for payment instead of coins. It is always fun to see an old coin that somebody carried with them as a good luck charm or sentimental piece.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1411 Posts |
I hate stereotypes... I've always been given somewhat stereotypical nicknames... and it is always annoying. Always good to find a way so you have more time for a project... Especially if it is last minute (I'm a star student, and not a procrastinator, but I've been given too many projects in one week and have been glad that the teachers are delayed as none have the time to finish them all and have to chose which projects to finish) I really should get a pocket piece, but haven't found a coin that I want to keep in my pocket all the time. I'm writing this in school.... Sitting through a description of a project I finished  Edited by Windchild
01/17/2013 2:45 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
hi y'all, thought I would post my pocket piece's progression. 4 months ago(sorry about the pics they were the only ones I took then)   Now   |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Awesome coin! Thanks for sharing.
What coin is that? A commemorative or is that issued regularly? I know nothing about Canadian currency...
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2311 Posts |
The ike looks better but some scratches show up now.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
Quote:
Awesome coin! Thanks for sharing.
What coin is that? A commemorative or is that issued regularly? I know nothing about Canadian currency... Yeah 'tis a commemorative coin, every year since 1971, canada has issued at least one different commemorative silver dollar design. From 71 to 91 they were 50% ag with a 36mm diameter, and 92 to the present they have been issued in sterling ag with the same diameter, a few years they issued special .999 fine silver dollars, but those have super low mintages and are generally quite expensive. So yeah, that coin is specific to 1993 but the coin is part of a pretty long series. EDITED to add: I'm glad you like the coin  , if your interested canada issued another hockey themed silver dollar in 1997 in addition to this one. Edited by 1967Canadapenny
02/09/2013 8:51 pm
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Well, here I am again, almost one whole year later. I carry my Ike every day and I took some updated photos. Enjoy and we will see you folks in January 2015, ha!   *** Edited by Staff - Uploaded PB images here *** |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
I carry a silver Ike as a pocket piece, but folded up in a handkerchief. It has accumulated significant toning, without much in the way of wear.
|
| |
Replies: 22 / Views: 6,122 |
Posted 01/15/2013 11:04 pm
One notable instance is when my spanish teacher decided she would flip a coin to see which student would give their report first, but she didn't have a coin. I promptly volunteered my silver doller, and my spanish teacher looked at it and started laughing hysterically she was like "Wow that's so canadian",(apparently she had been an exchange student there), After which there was a problem as the teacher could not decide which side was heads and which side was tails. Eventually, it was decided that the hockey players was heads and that the queen was tails, (which doesn't make any sense to me but anywho) It was really funny and it sidetracked the teacher for five minutes which meant I could give my prepared-at-the-last-minute report next week
