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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This coin is so beautiful but for the intentionally inflicted damage...  Heck, I still think it is beautiful.   *** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
10/22/2017 5:49 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That's too bad, that coin has a lot of detail!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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To the person that did that to this coin  Edited by Tootallious
10/22/2017 7:04 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Now only worth about 5% to 10% of the value it would have had without the damage.
At the lower value, I would STILL consider to include such a coin in my collection.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
Can you provide a link to the listing?
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Moderator
 United States
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What a shame for such a beautiful coin ... hammered strike and lovely surfaces ... other than the obvious damages both obverse and reverse. Truly a shame.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 so sad! |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would have to think that someone did that in the 60's or earlier. I couldn't imagine someone doing that in modern times. Just like all of the holed Seated coinage you see. Did a lot of people wear these coins around their necks in the 1800's? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Looks like it was used for a cutting board.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Damage appears quite old, probably when it was done this coin was worth a quarter.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Beautiful toning and such sharp detail surely adds to the heartbreak. I'd be tempted to have this coin engraved in such manner so as to obliterate the scratches and give it a jewelry-like appearance, converting it into a "love token" of sorts. One of the hobo nickel engravers could likely do a fine job, smoothing the face and putting something within the shield.
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Valued Member
Belgium
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What a shame! Otherwise a truly nice coin... Quote:
Damage appears quite old, probably when it was done this coin was worth a quarter. I think you mean a half dollar. |
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