This Gives New Meaning To "sitting On My Coins"

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Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 02:44 am There's actually more than 150.00 in scrap silver in the thing if none of the halves are 40 percenters. A person with a hammer would be the best thing that ever happened to this collection. These have fetched over 200 bucks before. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-197...em3f0df3e8a1 Chance Report this Post to the Staff

Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 03:06 am I think I'm in the wrong business. Report this Post to the Staff
ram96 Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 06:24 am Could be worth buying just to break apart for the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Gecko Valued Member Australia 278 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 06:59 am I would use that! Once I was finished I would smash it and get the coins hahaha Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 10:10 am It might have $150 in silver in it... I don't think it would be possible to rescue the coins without damaging them (rather, they're probably already damaged). Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 10:42 am Yes, the coins can be considered nothing more than scrap. They were all hideously polished prior to being cast in the resin. The resin itself would have no effect on the metal, but the treatment the coins got beforehand ... is unfortunate. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
numismaniac Valued Member United States 361 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 1:10 pm Too bad you can't really determine melt value from the pics. Report this Post to the Staff
numismaniac Valued Member United States 361 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 1:12 pm Meaning who is to say what is 90%, 40% or clad. Report this Post to the Staff
bjones Valued Member United States 304 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 1:26 pm Chance, how are you determining that there is over $150 in silver in this thing? Based on the pics? Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 2:05 pm Someone sure has a job ahead, breaking those out. I think you'd have to get the acrylic off for a dealer to give you melt. Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 2:55 pm Just using melt values from a popular online silver coin values calculator, and using the following figures to estimate melt: roughly 30 dollars for a Morgan dollar, 15 dollars for a 90 percent half, 7.50 for a quarter, 3 bucks for a dime ... and enlarging the picture. Of course, the best way to determine exactly what's there would be to ask the dates on the Kennedy halves. If the halves are all 90 percenters .... and the seller states "the other large coins are silver, before the clad." ... and there are 12 half dollars x 15 bucks or 180.00 ...add to that a Morgan dollar for sure.... another 30 dollars, and I see mercs in there too. Some of the roosevelts may be silver as well. Just finding out the dates on the Kennedy half dollars would give you enough insight to decide whether or not you wanted to saw and smack the coins from their plastic prison. The acrylic will split away from the coins cleanly. I took a Morgan out of a paperweight .... no problem. Chance Edited by Chancellor Sutler 09/13/2011 2:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 4:01 pm Quote: I think that every coin collector should have one of these in his home As if non-collectors don't think we're weird enough... Yeah, I'd smash it too if it was worth it. Report this Post to the Staff
Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 6:57 pm All you would need to get those out would be a metal container big enough for it to fit into and a gallon of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) from Lowes. It would dissolve that Lucite in no time flat. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 7:12 pm Quote: All you would need to get those out would be a metal container big enough for it to fit into and a gallon of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) from Lowes. It would dissolve that Lucite in no time flat. BUT if not Lucite. Actually I think there was a post some time ago about all the things coins were used for and that was there too. I thought a moderator would have by now found and referenced that one. Lots of interesting things there. Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 8:13 pm Seller added this Q: Can you tell me how many half dollars are dated 1964 and before?, How many quarters are dated 1964 and before?, and how many dimes are dated 1964 and before? Is there only one silver dollar? Thanks, This looks cool.. A: There are four dimes, four halves and the one dollar. so like.. $102? Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 09/13/2011 9:05 pm I gotta believe the coins are fakes. Really, I gotta... Report this Post to the Staff
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