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Canada
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This is a little project of mine. Holed copper coins seem like the most common category of holed coins (maybe for easy management of loose, "worthless" change), so I buy them and nail them to a board. My goal is, of course, to fill the whole thing. The definition of "copper" here is that it must be orange/brown and it must be orange/brown all the way through the coin - the exact alloy is less important, and I've stretched the limits by including a cupronickel Flying Eagle cent and IHC (1857 and 1864 respectively).  And yes, I'm interested in getting more holed coppers, no matter how common (even LMCs are good).  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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I like the idea. Why not use copper nails(brads) to mount them.
Terrell
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3167 Posts |
Neat! Can't wait to see it when it is finished! Thanks for sharing!
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Moderator
 United States
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Moderator
United States
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That is pretty cool!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Cool...and I like the copper nail idea.  You could even find a thin board that would fit into a frame. Edited by DVCollector
08/04/2013 02:35 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Nice plan. I've got some interesting holies...you might be interested. I've got a billon(possibly) scyphate, perhaps a cup coin would spice it up a bit.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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TWO collections together!
Great nails!
Actually nail collections ARE legitimate for some.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8515 Posts |
I have an entire holed collection I put together of FE's, IHC's and have a bunch of holio's left over. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
Edited by 52Raymo
08/04/2013 09:32 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
Sel has a point - you could collect fancy nails on the side to nail them in with. Tell you what, if you do trade with me, ill include an early victorian square board nail.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Certainly, a coin with a square hole should be added to this collection with a period square nail.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
It hurts seeingthose holed coins. I'm happy you have found a purpose for them.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
2805 Posts |
One of those coins does have a square hole. I'll just give it away: it's the 1894 Large Cent. These large cents measured one inch across, so legend has it that farmers would nail them to their barns and use them as a handy reference whenever they needed to eyeball an inch. Actually, my very first post on CCF was me asking whether it was a square nail hole or a shotgun hole. Here's the accompanying image:  Unfortunately, I'm not very good at hammering, so I'd probably just bend the nail. :I |
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United States
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Very nice! A lemonade from lemons sort of thing.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here's the latest batch.  There's my first holed Canadian small cent, a "Long Live the Federation" real from Buenos Aires (1840), something with a lion on that could be Belgian, a big penny, and a large cent that makes my stomach turn. I'm probably going to dip it in something found under the sink to take off its horrible greasy green/black sheen. Repulsive. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here's the board now, as it starts to fill out. Unfortunately, not even drain cleaner could remove that large cent's ability to make my skin crawl, so it's going to be sealed away somewhere where I'll never have to look at it.  |
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Posted 08/03/2013 8:06 pm
