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I always usually find several spray painted coins when going through bank rolled Lincolns. Are these considered damaged or altered coins? Also what sort of value, if any, would there be if it were a sought after error/variety coin? Say, a biggie such as 1969 DD or the 1972 DD? I assume the value would be considerably lower. Anyway the painted ones I usually find is from 1959, 60's, and early to mid 70's.
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Pillar of the Community
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Spray painted coins? Have you got any picture examples?
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United States
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Interesting, I've never seen painted Cents, as this is usually found on Quarter's that were "house coins" used by restaurants and such to feed juke boxes. When the coin boxes are emptied those coins are returned to the cashier for use again later. I'm not certain what use painting a Cent would be, maybe someone else has a clue that might help out here. I mean our Cent isn't worth all that much even without paint!
In regards to your other question, any important Cent found with spray paint can easily be fixed withour harming the coin itself as long as said coin is handled properly. Lacquer Thinner, like Acetone, is a universal solvent and will remove paint from a coins surface. ~ Jim
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Pillar of the Community
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Let me do some searching and then get some pics up.
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Pillar of the Community
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I've seen spray painted cents many times. Some have a light layer of gold colored spray or silver colored spray. Some coins that I've found have been coated with nail polish. Yes they are altered but not necessarily damaged.
A little bit of mineral spirits or acetone will remove spray paint and not harm the coin. So, If you find a good one, a proper rinsing in an appropriate solvent to remove the spray paint should not harm the value of the coin.
As for the use of spray painting a coin...there is generally no use. Look at it as a way for a bored person to fill time doing something useless. It's kinda like carving initials in a picnic table at the park. It's useless, potentially damaging and fills up the time of a bored person:-)
Have Fun,
Bill
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04/10/2009 2:19 pm
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Here's a couple from a pile of cents I had.  |
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The pics lack the luster of the spray paint-gold. One pic shows the edge of the coin which shows the true wear of this circulated coin.
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04/10/2009 4:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I haven't been able to get the pics up. I click the add image icon and nothing is happening. No screen comes up for me to enable me to down load pics.
Bill thanks for the tip. I'll try the acetone.
Also years ago when I didn't know any better and saw what looked like uncirculated Lincoln cents at a flea market- so nice and uncirculated looking. They were in 2x2 cardboard flips. I bought several and when I looked took them out of their flips I noticed the circulated wear condition on the edge and realized I'd been had. Didn't lose a lot of money but also the dealer was selling them as uncirculated.
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04/10/2009 4:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a John Deere Cent. LOL
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:
Thingee Said:I noticed the circulated wear condition on the edge and realized I'd been had. Didn't lose a lot of money but also the dealer was selling them as uncirculated. Not spending a lot of money on coins and getting burned is a very good lesson. Now you know what to look for and realize that some know they aren't and some don't know and are willing to make it right. But better to find out on lower priced coins that a high dollar loss! |
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I know a guy that bought a 1916 D dime that was in one of those hard plastic holders that you screw together yourself. Upon opening the holder ,long after the purchase, he discovered that there were two dimes in the holder. A 1916 had the obverse showing and a 1940 something D dime had the reverse side out.
It wasn't me:-)
Now that guy was taught an expensive lesson based upon the same principle.
You need to take a coin out of its holder to carefully examine it before any purchase:-) Even heavy rim dings can be camouflaged by a holder or 2X2.
It's a great lesson and we've all been through it:-)
Have Fun,
Bill
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04/11/2009 3:55 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Back to the topic of spray painted coins. Here's one I found in a roll today. I know sometimes metal detecting clubs will paint some coins and use them as tokens to be traded for prizes when found.   |
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Alright! That's definately a plausible answer, since I don't dig coins in that way, I never knew that, thanks for sharing numismo. ~ Jim
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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it could also be someone roll hunting and just applying a color to the last coins in the roll to let them know they have already searched through that roll
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