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Valued Member
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Quite the oddity. At least I think so. Just wondering if these things are common. Nice acrylic paper weight though. Wonder if I should it in to get graded.    Thanks for any info. |
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They were quite common in the 60's.
My father used to make them in his lab with silver dollars inside and give them as gifts.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Canada
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Someone gave me this one because I collected coins.  I think it's neat. |
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Canada
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Has anyone here tried to remove the coins from these? Are the coins permanently damaged? If it's acrylic, I'm guessing something like acetone would work well. Not that I would consider removing these coins, just curiosity.
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When I was around twelve I tried to get a silver dime out of one of those acrylic Lunenburg keychains with a hammer ... it didn't go well. The acrylic was stuck to the metal. I didn't know about solvents then. You used to see those keychains around Nova Scotia everywhere and now I don't think I have one.
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I've tried removing them, takes a lot of time and to get them out damage free, is almost impossible. There is usually pieces of the resin's stuck in the lettering, soaked one coin in acetone and it wouldn't touch it. It finally came off with a hawethorn thorn but did scratch it. So my conclusion is that it's not worth the time and effort unless you get them for close to free and coins go to bullion.  Edited by M_d_in_guy
03/26/2016 12:24 pm
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Canada
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chequer "When I was around twelve I tried to get a silver dime out of one of those acrylic Lunenburg keychains with a hammer ... it didn't go well. The acrylic was stuck to the metal. I didn't know about solvents then. You used to see those keychains around Nova Scotia everywhere and now I don't think I have one."
Hey, I have one of those! Had it since I was a kid. I wasn't brave enough to try to break it out.
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Has anyone here tried to remove the coins from these? Are the coins permanently damaged? If it's acrylic, I'm guessing something like acetone would work well. Yes, acetone works well. But it would cost you more in acetone, than what the coins are worth... I have a 1968 nickel dollar stuck in this stuff, just as a fun thing in my junk box... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Canada
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I remember making some of these in school back in the 80's.
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Canada
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Just had to add this photo because I went to my LCS Saturday and this was setting in their junk silver bin, so I had to rescue it. I'm not going to take a hammer to this one   |
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Canada
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Used to have a few of these but sold them to a buddy who actually collects them.
I had a 100th Anniversary of TD Bank 1964 silver dollar and medallion set that I picked up for 5 bucks at a flea market.
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Canada
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I broke a set of 1965's out of a cylindrical acrylic chunk once. Interestingly it was made into a receipt spike/puncher thing.
Took many hours and I still cannot find the dime, it shot across the room and still to this day remains hidden.
Definitely need safety glasses, patience and luck to not give the coin any nicks, if you're planning on breaking it out with force.
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