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Somewhat of a horror story. Some months back, I found a guy on another forum selling common date spray painted Morgans for slightly less than "melt value". When I asked what's the deal, he said that he spray painted these coins blue and stuck them in his album so he didn't have to look at the unfilled holes. His reply sent chills down my spine and I decided I didn't want to pursue this any further.
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Pillar of the Community
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I am guessing that they were common Morgans if he was trying to fill holes in the album. Still I am surprised that someone would do something like this. Why not sell them and use the money to buy the coins needed instead of spray painting them? Odd...
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 How could painted coins ever look better than an empty hole?  |
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United States
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LOL
I wonder if he also makes his coin purchases from HSN?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Paint wouldn't really bother me. It's very easy to remove and may actually protect the surface from oxidation. I'd like to see how the coins look after removal of the paint layer.
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he said that he spray painted these coins blue  Geez at least paint em Gold How long would an Acetone dip take to get something like that off? |
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I simply don't understand some people.
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Very odd indeed. Good point 53562. Why would someone try to sell something in such a fashion (less than melt) when they could just remove the paint and dump them at the same price or a bit more at a bullion dealer. Maybe not one close by.  Maybe someone should have suggested to him grinding the dates off with a Dremel and punching his own dates with a hammer and punch set. OOh. That hurts to think about. |
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Or he could have taken some steel wool and "sanded them down" .....then used a Dremel to draw a "neat picture" on them........ ... No matter what someones "coin collector knowledge wisdom level" is.....I can never seem to be amazed at what people do to their coins ! Wish he'd have "asked questions" first, before proceeding with that idea !... Edited by eaglefoot
06/23/2008 1:56 pm
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A Hobo Morgan...good idea  |
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Quote:A Hobo Morgan...good idea  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hey......the "Hobo Buff. Nickels" DO sell !......you never know G.O.  ......this "comment" might start a new "collectors item" now !.....(and you'll be responsible for it  !) I can see it now......the Hobo Morgan on Home Shopping Network......they'll be "gold plated" too.....with each "artistic rendition" different from the other........untold number of these "out there" so there's a limited supply, buy yours now ! \ No Morgan will be safe from the clutches of these evil doers now! .... ..... Edited by eaglefoot
06/23/2008 3:56 pm
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You know, the Gold Plated Hobo Morgans on HSN will actually be cast copies of one original, quite possibly made in Asia. |
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"Hobo Morgans" Once those get to HSN, they should be renamed slacker Morgans--"buy a dozen and get rich overnight...without working" Isn't that the whole "riches from nothing" mentality nowadays? Hey Jbuck--nice avatar! Edited by KurtS
06/23/2008 4:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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.....Avatar's cool.... yeah and he snuck (?) sneaked it in there over the weekend when we weren't looking! Edited by eaglefoot
06/23/2008 5:03 pm
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