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For damaged coins like this for example:  I buy lots of damaged coins, but some of them don't fit in Folders or Albums because they are smashed, flattened, elongated, damaged rims, etc. But I have seen coins that have been obviously "rounded" back into their original diameter. How do they do that? What kind of tool would that be called? Having a tool like this would be incredibly useful. I have seen tools that can fold pennies into the shape of a cowboy hat but I'm not interested in those. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting question. Personally, I'd suffer an aneurism if I toyed with the idea of 'machining' out-of-round/badly damaged coins to force fit an album hole--but that's just me. Let's see what others have to add.
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A jeweler might be able to do it, but the cost would probably be more than the coin is worth.
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@pha, first welcome to CCF. Second, the concept of purposefully "re-rounding" a damaged coin is a new one to me. Actually, so was the concept of making cowboy hats out of quarters ( Etsy link here if anyone else here is similarly clueless: https://www.etsy.com/listing/154810...rch_click=1)  If you are serious about this, you could hypothetically buy a circular punch that is the diameter of the original coin (e.g. 19 mm for an Indian Head cent) and then just whack away the flan that doesn't fit inside. Again, you are further damaging an already damaged coin. Added: as an alternative, please consider leaving these coins "as-is", but storing them in oversized 2x2s rather than a folder or album. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Pillar of the Community
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Metal Deburring Tool possibly.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Take the path of least resistance.  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Edited by HondoB
10/27/2024 3:56 pm
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Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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I'm sorry, but this has to be one of funniest questions I've ever heard on this forum. Are you serious?  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
10/27/2024 9:12 pm
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to the Community! |
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@Phaser Personally, I prefer a heavy-duty grinder.  PS: nice picture. Edited by Sharks
10/28/2024 2:34 pm
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I suppose you could use a spoon to round the edges and flatten the rims. |
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It is a thing often seen on ancient coins - where someone has taken an irregularly-shaped ancient coin and "made it round" so that it better fit into tourist jewellery or some such.
Usually, they just use a file. If it's really not round, a lathe or dremel ought to do the trick.
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