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Valued Member
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Hello all ok, I think I deserve a prize for this, possibly near first place. I would be interested if anybody else had made as a brilliant move as I did. I inherited two Peace dollars a while back, I think they were 1922 or 1923. Well, I was working on a custom motorcycle I built from the ground up, a ten year project. And I just not could find the right size axle spacers. I even went to a motorcycle dealer, the kid at the counter did not seem to know what an axle spacer was, and, after tapping uselessly on his computer for 5 minutes, showed me some spacers that were not at all to the specs I gave to him. I just needed some thin spacers that would fit on a 3/4" axle. then I thought of my inheritance coins, and you know what? they were perfect! I just drilled a 3/4" hole in them and put them on the axle, there was not even a thousands of an inch difference in diameter between them and the other spacers... in other words, they looked factory-made with interesting ridges on the edges. I have respect for the dollars, and they were problably worth a fortune, but dang it I needed some spacers! I never claimed to be a genius, so no name-calling please. ok, now top that! |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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The 1922/23 Peace dollars are common coins. If they were in typical circulated condition, they were probably worth about $20. Probably expensive for a typical spacer, but not so expensive as to be a life changing mistake.  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use to manage a movie theatre that had an old rectifier that converted AC power into DC power for the 35 mm projector. The equipment was so old that we could no longer get a fuse, but a copper penny was the perfect size. We change out the penny as part of maintance and the old removed penny always had some burn marks. Not to long ago I saw some Morgan's that had burn / melted marks that looked like it was used as a fuse.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not sure where you live but in many places there are factories that make washers. Usually nuts, bolts, washers, etc. You simply could have looked such a place and asked them for those. To late now though. There was a post on this forum a long time ago about all the things people have done with coins. You should have read those.
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United States
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I agree with Commens. Besides, when you're frustrated and tired of running around looking for what you need- being resourceful is creative : )
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Valued Member
United States
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I've heard of drilling cents for washers, but never silver! Let alone a dollar. Still, you got use out of them in your own way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I cleaned a 1891 P DDO ear Morgan dollar Top 100 VAM when I was a novice collector at 13. I'm 16 now, and I still regret doing that. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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pretty sure ikes are the same size as Peace dollars and can be had much cheaper |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When I was 8-ish (mid 70s) I deposited a (moderately circulated) Walker into my savings account thinking I'd get the same coin back later when I went to withdraw it. The teller even asked me "are you sure?". I didn't know any better.
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Pillar of the Community
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That's awesome! Probably much cooler now as a spacer on a custom motorcycle than as an old, circulated piece of scrap silver.
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Pillar of the Community
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I swallowed a coin.  Edited by TypeCoin971793
10/04/2016 07:06 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tried to make a coin ring out of a nice '64 Kennedy.
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That's awesome! Probably much cooler now as a spacer on a custom motorcycle than as an old, circulated piece of scrap silver. They would be nice conversation pieces, I'll give you that. And although Ikes could have been used, the silver rims probably look cooler. As for my dumb mistake, when I was younger my solution to removing varnish from coins was a needle. It didn't work out so well. |
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I have a large washer selection in my shop, you name it, I got it... except for an axle spacer that would work. got tired of looking around and wasting my time as the specs for the washers needed to be exactly shaped as the Peace dollars. besides, for two spacers, in the wrong size, at a motorcycle dealer, for two they were like $38 and chrome-plated, something I did not want. so I like to think I came out even. yes, I did visit several hardware stores, but they just did not have what I needed, the tolerances on the bike are pretty restricted. here is a partial picture of the back of the bike, it is in a converted horse trailer. too dark to see the axle... later I will see if I can get a picture of the axle spacers up close and lit up, you will then see what I am working with... http://www.thelastfriendsofwillieco...ture-214.jpg |
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I have destroyed lots of coins... to better learn about post-mint damage ( PMD) and striking errors... "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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