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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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CCF Advertiser
United States
1533 Posts |
Looks like he is making store cards from real coins. What is the problem?
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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It's perfectly legal, as far as I understand, and not that much different from what Carr is doing. (Though a lot less pretty.)
Mind you, it pains me to see that sort of stuff done to higher-grade old coins (as those appear to be). Especially since one can barely read the new lettering anyway.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Even though the message being put on the coins is a good one and bears historical references, I would personally rather see the coins left as is and not altered...
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9863 Posts |
These coins are still legal tender. It is illegal to deface Canadian currency. Not likely that the RCMP will come knocking though. Canadian dealers regularly sell counterfeits and stolen coins with impunity. Quote:
It's perfectly legal, as far as I understand, and not that much different from what Carr is doing. (Though a lot less pretty.) What Carr is doing is legal in the US but would not be legal in Canada. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
12/29/2016 12:07 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Just a form of deliberate post mint damage.
I would pass on it, if I found such in a dealer's junk box.
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Valued Member
United States
408 Posts |
That coin is worth melt now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1005 Posts |
This makes me a bit sad. Why could he not simply be satisfied with placing the coin in a flip with a card indicating its historical significance? Those coins look pretty bad, what a waste.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1442 Posts |
Destroys any value the coin had and is ugly as...
Edited by canadian-varieties
12/29/2016 02:23 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12477 Posts |
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"Especially since one can barely read the new lettering anyway." That's what I thought. I had to look very close to make out all of the stamps. Fairly poor planning, I think. My main problem with this is trying to sell them for profit after the stamping is done. If he were giving them away for some purpose specific to the business or personal reasons I say go for it. Intentionally defacing coins like this to try to increase their value to sell is a little on the weaselly side to me.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm not so sure that pennies are actually legal tender ... in the US I thought that it was the only coin that WAS NOT legal tender. You can't dump $1000 worth or so on someone's desk to pay a bill, nor are banks really REQUIRED to take them as a deposit .. they will, but are not required to. I think that it may be the same up here in Canada, but surely could be wrong..
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Valued Member
Canada
299 Posts |
He could be just having fun with the press. I'm sure I'd wreck a few things too playing with it! The pennies seem to be circulated...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12477 Posts |
This is off topic, I know, but, YES, US pennies are legal tender, but businesses (including banks) can lawfully decide what they will and will not accept.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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12/29/2016 04:12 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
My honest opinion.. I don't like them.  And, needless to say, would not pay $25 for one. Edited by SHAFTA9a
12/29/2016 05:52 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This is just a modern example of something which has been going on for nearly 200 years. I might pay 50 cents for it as a curiosity.
I like the idea of the coin and the event of the same year being matched, but the esthetics of how he has done it are off. It would have been nicer, for example, if the cent had been encased in a ring that had the commemorative information around it. Even better from a commercial point of view, and with no damage to the coin, would be having the coin in a plastic blister with a short informative story on the cardboard, something that has been done with great commercial success many times.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm all for it. If this is what it takes to create interest and reduce supply. I think it's kind of interesting, would make for good tourist items. A question for those who disagree with it. Would you buy any of these dates non stamped for catalogue or even 25 cents? Or say on ebay, knowing it would cost a couple of bucks to ship ? |
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Posted 12/28/2016 11:46 pm
