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Pillar of the Community
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I picked this up with a heavy 14k chain for a descent price the other day. I liked the panda but I think I want to put a $10 Indian in the bezel. What are your thoughts? Is it bad to put a historic gold coin in a necklace bezel?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A $10 Indian would look great on that but they run about $1100 or so.
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Valued Member
United States
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haha...put that kind of money into a necklace and you wont want to wear it outside!
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Pillar of the Community
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I have seen some nice Indians for $800 on ebay, and APMEX has really nice ones for $875 shipped. Just not sure if I would want to piece of American history around my neck. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This might sound horrible, but I think I would buy the Indian... and a copy. I'd put the copy in the necklace for fear of losing the original  Knowing I had the original and that I COULD have it in the necklace (well - it would be my wife - not me!) if I wanted would be enough for me to not mind the copy actually being what was out in public. Besides, let's face it, very few people who see it would recognize the Indian, let alone be able to tell it was fake. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have a 1/10 st gaudens on my necklace and have another pendant just like it I bought for my wife, hers has black onyx around it though where mine doesn't
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Valued Member
United States
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I like the idea of a 1/10th St. Gaudens. When (not if) it gets damaged you won't feel like you destroyed a piece of history and you won't be out half a grand or more.
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Rest in Peace
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Once a coin is worn as jewelry, it makes it easy to lose value, as jewlry pieces often show signs of being in a bezel and easily obtain nicks and scratches. I would only do this if the indian itself is either ex-jewelry, or has issues to the point where it's not worth much more than melt to begin with. Putting a nicer high grade indian in jewelry is just asking for a loss in value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 If you go with the Indian, get one that has already been worn as jewelry/cleaned/polished. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah I had thought about that after I posted. I am thinking about just keeping it the way it is. Thanks for the tips I get kind of impulsive sometimes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hate to be sexist, I think mostly women wear the coin necklaces, it looks fru-fru on a man, oddly artificial and affected. If you do get a used Eagle, the Liberty $10 is more traditional and seen more often as ex-jewelry than the Indian $10.
If you live or visit a large inner-city, expect such an item to be ripped off your neck in a snatch & grab. Best leave such items in a home safe or bank safe deposit box, and enjoyed in the privacy of your own home. My .02c...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don;t think its fru fru. For me I am wanting to do a $10 or $20 gold coin. Yes, I know that could be anywhere from $1500-$3000 on my neck depending on the chain. I also don;t plan to wear it outside my shirt though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What would be the point of not displaying your jewelry, and ruining a perfectly good gold coin with corrosive skin oils?
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll tell you why coin jewelry is a real crying shame: I inherited a gold bracelet from my grandmother. She loved this item with the 10 Indian quarter eagles with a passion. Seven, count 'em, seven of the coins were 1911Ds with the balance being plain 1911s. 1911 was the year she got married. They WERE collectible coins prior to having them soldered together in 1924... They would be worth in excess of $4k each in AU today if she had merely saved them. As it is, the entire piece was worth only melt since much of central detail on the reverse was worn away but not the edge where the bezel protected the coin. I agree that one should be able to do whatever with one's own property, future owners/inheritors might not be so thankful or gracious. Using a coin for jewelry is in effect defacing it, worse than cleaning it to death. I expect this from the general public, but NOT from educated numismatists. I despise coin jewelry. To each his own, indeed. |
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Yeah I would agree that defacing a great coin by putting it in a piece of jewelry maybe crazy but who really cares about bulk bullion coins, i.e. panda,age, etc? My panda has probably been in this necklace for most of it's 15 year life and I'm sure I could still sell it at a premium on ebay. I thought twice about putting a $10 Indian in the bezel and decided not to ruin the Indian I just bought. I guess it boils down to the fact I like the look, like a gold presidential Rolex it is just beautiful to me. |
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