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1946 Quarter In Lucite

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Do the coins encased in Lucite have value? Has anyone removed them without causing damage?

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It has value due to silver content at a minimum. If it were mine, I'd try to get it out just for the fun of it.
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The quarter itself as mentioned has at least value for its silver and numismatic value depending on its grade which you can look up at places like NGC and PCGS. It can also be sold encased as some like things like that.

As to removal:
Alan V. Weinberg writes: "Following advice I received some
years ago from an unknown numismatist, I have had complete
success extracting coins & medals from paperweight-size
Lucite by placing the Lucite object overnight in the
freezer, then taking it to the garage cement floor , placing
it down on top of a blanket and hitting the uncovered Lucite
directly & sharply once or twice with a hammer . The frozen
cold Lucite shatters and you can extract the coin. I emphasize
use a blanket because sometimes the coin will go flying when
you hit the Lucite and you don't want the coin to hit the
cement and dent. Also wear some sort of glasses so Lucite
shards don't fly into your eyes. It works!"
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all right, thanks.
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There are collectors of coins in Lucite , especially
with advertising!
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Interesting extraction method. Doubt it would work with a burrowed-in tic, but a coin in lucite? Maybe. Would love to see a YouTube video of the procedure.
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Yes Pacificoin, it may not be a 'typical' collectible most people may collect but some do. Ben (Benthecoingeek) is one who has over 50.

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There was a recent post in which someone described using the hammer method of extracting coins from Lucite. The consensus was that it worked but not something worth undertaking twice.
I have one with a 1958 mint set that was included in a collection I bought - I've considered removing them, but it may be worth more to a collector than the sum total of the coins imprisoned.

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nice video. think i'll hold off on trying to extract it for now.
nice set as well Hondo.
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a million years from now, ceramic toilets and coins in lucite will be the main surviving evidence of our civilization
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hadn't thought of it till you asked. ran it 5 times between 3:24sec and 4:11sec.
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