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New Member
United States
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Hi again. Newbie's 2nd post here! I have a clear acrylic "diamond" that measures about 3 1/2" across the flats, 3 3/4" across the points and 2" high. Inside the "diamond" are five coins. 1901 Indian Head penny1936 Buffalo nickel1944 Mercury dime1926 quarter 1941 half dollar. The penny is almost BU, the nickel is a little worn,(forgot my ratings, sorry,) The dime is very nice, the quarter is well worn and the half is very nice and clear. I got this from a friend that worked in a specialty manufacturing plant in Newton, Iowa in the mid 70s that made all kinds of "reward" type of stuff. Any thoughts? Larry |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You have some type of type set. Your product was not from any US mint, as they haven't produced anything like you are describing. Are the coins able to be popped out, or are they permanently encapsulated? Pics would be great. Usually coins sets like these have cleaned coins, but we can't tell you without a pic.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Larry, sounds like a novelty paperweight. I have seen these around and I doubt also that you will be getting them out as those coins are pretty much bonded to the acrylic for good. The value of the coins is pretty minimal as even novelty manufacturers usually know what they are putting in their items. You probably have coins totalling around $10 just to give you an idea of value.
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Forum Dad
 United States
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I doubt also that you will be getting them out as those coins are pretty much bonded to the acrylic for good.
You are so right. Here's a couple of egg (or Yahtzee if you don't like eggs) )timers we sold a while ago.... http://www.bci13.com/SILVERDOLLARSACRYLIC.htm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Edited by Bryan1315
11/09/2006 11:46 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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OMG I can't belive that the put a Gold Buff in a paperwight!!! That should be a crime...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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isn't that unreal! I couldn't beleive they did that myself, took about a 700.00 coin and made it worthless
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Valued Member
United States
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isn't that unreal! I couldn't beleive they did that myself, took about a 700.00 coin and made it worthless
Won't they be surprised when their $900 paperweight will only sell for $30 or so!! Someone should ask them - how do you plan to get the gold out of there?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I couldn't resist. I made an offer on the paperweight with the gold buffalo. It'll probably insult them though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Originally posted by Bryan1315
isn't that unreal! I couldn't beleive they did that myself, took about a 700.00 coin and made it worthless
I'd suspect the coins bullion weight in gold would still have some value. And the extra's... "If given as a gift or award, we've also included our "Something Perfect for You™" gift card, ready for personalizing along with a designer gift box." By the way, is there a way to see the Buffalo side of the coin in this paperweight? Edited by toast
11/10/2006 5:45 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I dont know about seeing the opposite side of the coin, but I doubt the value is much considering you can never get the coin out of the paperweight, so I dont think it is even worth bulion now
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Valued Member
United States
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I held my breath and gritted my teeth and read his add and found that this is enclosed in glass. It can be smashed out with a hammer,but that would be scary.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just a couple of observations and some random thoughts - has anyone considered that in some cases these " Encased Coins" are actually counterfeit? Or not even coins at all? I know some are fakes because I have seen and handled forgeries of this type. One I saw recently was a 1957 Half Dollar in an acrylic plastic block that a friend bought at a flea market. The plastic was all scratched up and I think he paid $1 for it hoping to get a silver windfall of $4 or so. The plastic caused some distortion but inside the plastic it looked fine. When my friend took it out he got a shock. He sawed the block close to the coin but without hitting the coin and then soaked it in acetone which softened the remaining plastic - AND THE COIN.  Once removed, the coin turned out to be a copy! But worse than that it was a foil coin. Not silver, not even solid metal and not well done. In the end he had about a 1/10th ounce of foil and some rather sticky plastic residue. So my point would be - how do you know the gold is REAL? It really makes no sense to do it to a real coin - so perhaps they DIDN'T DO IT. BTW - you can get a version of the coin toilet seats with fake coins of several denominations on sale at our local Linens and Things. Since they are imported from the orient someplace - they might even be illegal. But those coins are totally unbelievable when you look through the plastic. I do recall that my Uncle actually had a 1952 Proof Set cast into a block of acrylic plastic by a family friend who was encapsulating all kinds of relics and things. My cousin's still have it. But I thought even at the time (I saw it for the first time in about 1960) that it spoiled the set. |
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