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Hello, I'm new to the form. I'm hoping someone can help me. When I was a kid I call myself starting a coin collection. In 1976 when I turned 10 my father gave me a new Eisenhower Bi-centennial dollar; please see below. This dollar was encapsulated and looked like it was made for the Washington Sheraton Hotel. It has been sitting for 40 years. I wanted to know has anyone seen anything like this and can these coins be traded or should it just sit in a museum? lol From what I can see; it is a type 2 coin, it is clad, and it looks to have a deep mark in front of Eisenhower's lip. Thanks in advance for any help identifying this coin.    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It could be traded or sold. Are you thinking of selling it 'as is' (in the solid holder), or attempting to break it out first?
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United States
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 to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  I think it has more sentimental value than anything. I still have the first two Ikes my dad gave me. They are what started me collecting. I hope you never get rid of this and plan to pass it down to the next generation in your family. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It looks like it's embedded in Lucite. I agree it has mostly sentimental value and not a lot of numismatic value.
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United States
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This coin was encased in an acrylic plastic - there will be no breaking this one out without causing damage to the coin. I myself, have never seen one encased by a hotel chain. It is very interesting. Yes, it could be traded or sold if that is what you want to do with it. But I would not expect to get a lot from it |
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 United States
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I would like you all for the welcome and the advice. As I continue to learn the system, I'll get better with the responses. Thank you again for the welcome. I'm trying to get my kids into the hobby. I'd like to pass it on so they can appreciate what their grandfather did.
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United States
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I'm trying to get my kids into the hobby. I'd like to pass it on so they can appreciate what their grandfather did.  |
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United States
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That is a good idea, get them collecting now before there is no more money to collect.
My next collection will be bank cards
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the Community! Trying to remove a $2 coin from a solid block of cured Lucite is not gonna be an easy thing to do. It's messy and creates frustration. It is not worth it and would destroy the holder and probably damage the coin. The Family history behind the coin and the holder is worth way more than any numismatic value it might ever have in the future. Enjoy it while you are the current caretaker and then pass it on to your descendants when the time is right. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin itself is not worth much over face value. The paperweight (or whatever it is), might be worth more to someone.
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My next collection will be bank cards I actually have that now. Every single credit/debitATM card I have ever had.  |
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I actually have that now. Every single credit/debitATM card I have ever had. now THAT is crazy.... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This coin is legal tender, so sure, it could be traded/sold. Is it worth the frustration of trying to remove it? I'd think not.  to the CCF! |
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now THAT is crazy.... No worse than the neighbour with their creepy, and I do mean creepy, doll collection.   Quote:
This coin is legal tender, so sure, it could be traded/sold. Is it worth the frustration of trying to remove it? I'd think not. Good point, but we can all agree that the time & effort is worth way more than a dollar. Not to mention the loss of something unique to cherish a personal relationship. |
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"Encapsulated" implies the coin is in some kind of "capsule". This isn't a capsule. "Embedded" or "entombed" would be more appropriate words, depending on whether you like it or not.
Entombing regular uncirculated coins in molten plastic and selling them as souvenirs seems to have been a fashionable thing to do back in the 1970s; I have several examples picked up as souvenirs, from New Zealand and Canada.
Given that there is minimal prospect of recovering the coin intact, and minimal value for the coin even if you succeeded in extracting it, it is now more a "bicentennial souvenir object" rather than a "coin". Coin collectors might still want it, but not as part of their "main" coin collection.
On the plus side, if our civilization goes full Ozymandias and collapses into oblivion, this coin may well be one of the few surviving relics of it in millions of years time. It's as well-preserved as a prehistoric insect in amber.
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