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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
well I never dreamed I would ever find a diamond while searching a roll of pennies but as soon as I oppened th top of the paper coin tube I saw what I thought was a piece of glass sitting on top of this 1932 penny(yes also rare to find the older style pennies) but I was curious what it was because of the sparkle it had and when I looked under a loupe I was surprised to see a diamond! I am pretty sure its real because of the colors I can se in the light and how sharp and crisp each cut is. all though it may be small I think it is pretty neat to find! now I will be careful with the rest of the roll in case there are any more with in. I didnt finish the roll yet as I decided to post this first but if I find nything else I will add to this post!   |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
1980 Posts |
well finished the rest of the roll nothing else exciting except a 41 penny, but now I have the urge to find gold lol so off to the burlington beach to do some metal detecting and sight seeing (bikinis)  after the mass amount of people using the beach this weekend |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1923 Posts |
To check if its a real diamond if you have a piece of old glass the diamond will cut the glass if its real run the diamond on its edge with some pressure on the glass it should scratch it.
Edit: I foregot to mention what a great find
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07/02/2018 2:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1695 Posts |
Does it look real? That would be amazing!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Lots of things will scratch glass. Take it to your LCS if they do jewelry and get a dependable opinion. Congrats!
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17933 Posts |
An amazing find - hope it's genuine! Quote:
off to the burlington beach to do some metal detecting and sight seeing (bikinis)  (of the detector finds, if course!  ) |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1923 Posts |
You are correct coinfrog lots of things scratch glass but I believe cheap artificial diamonds will not cut glass
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Moderator
 Canada
10458 Posts |
A white spinel will...
Take it to a coin store or jewelry store to confirm.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
yes a diamond will cut glass but it is also brittle and you run a risk of chipping the diamond
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
i know if its either fake or real its not worth alot but it sure beats finding toenails and hair(i hate to think what kind of hair it might be)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1923 Posts |
Its still a nice find and kind of a treasure, I agree with others take it to a jeweler to check it out
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9864 Posts |
Amazing find!
Hope it turns out to be real.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Rest in Peace
United States
1559 Posts |
That is indeed a rare and great find!  My thought on this is that someone's wife/mother was rolling up some pennies to take to the bank and the diamond or one of the diamonds from her ring got snagged while se had her ring finger in the bottom of the roll as she was using her other hand to drop the pennies in. As most people are left handed this would make sense as she used her dominant hand to grab and drop the pennies in the roll. That is why it was on the top or at the end of the roll Regardless of how it got there, I would be as excited as you! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You just might have the 1st generation Swarovski crystal penny there.  .  . Seriously, good find and hope it's real. "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
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Canada
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You just might have the 1st generation Swarovski crystal penny there  on bringing it to a coin store or a jeweller, hope it's real. |
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Posted 07/02/2018 2:01 pm
