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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I saw the same thing done to a Kennedy half. I'll admit that it actually looked kind of neat. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I kind of like it! Its at $37 with a day to go. It is already selling for more than it would be worth if they left it as a coin, so I can't complain. If they did that to a rare date I might be sad, but 1921's are about as common of a Morgan as it gets.
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Valued Member
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Got to keep in consideration that the chain is also silver 925
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I agree. kind of like a hobo nickel, a work of art in a sense. I like this one, but I've seen that affect done better.
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New Member
United States
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I thought it illegal to deface U.S. currency? Maybe I'm wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The penny smashing machines are legal, so I'd assume the same is true of an obsolete coin.
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wheelerdealer-COINS ARE NOT CURRENCY!!
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Pillar of the Community
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COINS ARE NOT CURRENCY! Who told you that? |
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The definition of "currency": anything physically circulating as money. Coins, notes, wampum, shark teeth... if it has a generally accepted value in trade in that country or society, it's "currency" in that society.
I have no idea when the public understanding of the word changed in America to mean "paper money", but it seems to have gradually happened during the 1990's. It certainly surprised me to see the word used this way when I joined this forum.
As for defacement, my understanding is that it's illegal to deliberately damage or alter US paper money, but coins are fair game as long as you're not attempting to defraud. America is somewhat unusual in this regard; most other countries have laws against this sort of thing. In most monarchies, for example, the coinage still technically belongs to the Crown and defacing it is a mild form of treason.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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i also beleive coins arent currency
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if coins aren't currency, then what are they? Don't they have to be accepted of a means to pay off debt by any business in the united states of America?
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Posted 05/04/2010 7:45 pm
