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Valued Member
United States
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About a month ago I came back to coin collecting and soon after I entered my first post in the forum in a long time. The time since then has been an absolute blast! My return to the hobby coincided with a coin show and I have really enjoyed interacting with everyone here on the forum. As a token of my gratitude to the coin collecting community here and everywhere, I would like to offer a 1973 Cupronickel Ike Proof.  (The smudges are on the plastic and not the coin.)  Here is how to be the one lucky person who will receive this beautiful shiny coin. Please post a picture of the most creative non-numismatic craft or use of a coin or a set of coins that you have done. For example, the co-owner of the local coin shop embeds coins in some handmade furniture she makes with a friend. They have made wooden toilet seats with dollar bills and Morgans embedded in the wood. Have you made a chain mail shirt out of Jefferson nickels? Alice from Resident Evil : Afterlife used quarters in her shotgun to blast the diseased Majini. Remember, this has to be something you personally did with the coin(s) - not a picture of someone else that you thought was cool! I'm posting this on May 24th. How about we run this content until Midnight Pacific Standard Time, May 31st. The contest is open to anyone anywhere in the world. Shipping is on me. Have at it!  -- Boris |
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Moderator
 United States
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I don't have the table or pictures, but in college we attached a wooden table-top to an empty beer keg. We glued LMC's to the top, then coated it in polyurethane. I know, it was LMC abuse and I am sorry.  |
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Valued Member
United States
384 Posts |
I have read a few threads here where people got very creative with their coins, like hobo nickels and what not. Don't know where they're all hiding.
Don't run into many zombies around here, but I have spent time bouncing quarters into empty beer cups.
Thanks for the contest Boris!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
After a family member showed me a toilet seat with a lot of silver 1964 halves, quarters, and dimes, I learned how to do it on a bit smaller scale... About 20 tries later, here it turned out... My 1964 Pillar Mint set...    |
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Valued Member
 United States
284 Posts |
Very nice, Darth! That pillar looks awesome! Keep 'em coming! -- Boris |
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Valued Member
United States
284 Posts |
The contest is over and it looks like Darth Anarchus is the winner with his proof pillar! Congrats!
Darth, if you would be so kind as to send me a PM with your complete mailing address then I will happily reply with the proof Ike pictured in this thread.
Again, congrats!
-- Boris
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Valued Member
United States
384 Posts |
Congrats Darth! That is a very nice pillar. And thanks for the contest Boris! I always enjoy this section of the forum.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
The pillar took many failures for 1 to turn out like that... you would be aghast at the ugly ones... Those poor coins never had a chance...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was watching Pawn stars, and a guy brought in an old blue antique clock, ugly as Rick said, not exactly current style, but who cares it was an antique with 4 Morgan dollars and two Peace dollars made into it. He did not make a deal, offered $125, and I think when he said he was gonna take a hammer to it, the guy decided to take it back home.... His coin wisdom was that Morgan was a famous coin designer of the times, or one of the best at his trade, hence the popularity of them today.... Just thought it was relative to the subject.... |
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Posted 05/27/2011 05:01 am
