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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
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 Posted - 02/23/2010 : 18:23:26
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This is the size of a half dollar.
Found it in a box of halves.
Anyone here know who made and sold them?
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/23/2010 : 19:40:28
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| no idea, but cool find. Congrats |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2010 : 19:42:45
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| Nice find. Neat coin. Too bad it doesn't have a date on it. Wonder what it's worth? |
COPPER - the "poormans" precious metal!!!
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2010 : 20:55:27
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| Here I was hoping you found a coin that they gave out at the dedication of the statue and it was worth a few thousand dollars!! |
COPPER - the "poormans" precious metal!!!
SELLING - $100.00 face copper shipped to you for $189.00 machine rolled or bagged - PM me if your interested. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 11:53:54
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No way, the dedication was in the 1800's? this coin is clearly from the later 1900's.
Wow, LIberty's skin/clothing is only 3/32 of an inch thick?
I would have thought she had tougher skin than that? No wonder liberty is taking such a beating in recent years!!!
Seriously though, I would have guessed a 1/4 inch of copper at least!! |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2010 : 12:13:52
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Yours is different than ebay one,
yours has a 'banner' for engraving on the bottom of the statue of liberty. |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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dixiebooks
Penny Sorter Member
USA
92 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 20:07:48
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quote:
Originally posted by wolvesdad
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Wow, LIberty's skin/clothing is only 3/32 of an inch thick?
I would have thought she had tougher skin than that? No wonder liberty is taking such a beating in recent years!!!
Seriously though, I would have guessed a 1/4 inch of copper at least!!
The French gave her to us, the cheap bastards. |
James.M.Wagner
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Edited by - dixiebooks on 03/06/2010 20:08:30 |
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Ardent Listener
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USA
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Posted - 03/06/2010 : 20:27:35
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Originally posted by wolvesdad
No way, the dedication was in the 1800's? this coin is clearly from the later 1900's.
Wow, LIberty's skin/clothing is only 3/32 of an inch thick?
I would have thought she had tougher skin than that? No wonder liberty is taking such a beating in recent years!!!
Seriously though, I would have guessed a 1/4 inch of copper at least!!
3/32in.thick, the same as the thickness of two pennies put together ....that's enough. I wish I had a copper roof with even the thickness of one copper cent. |
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Zyll
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USA
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Posted - 03/07/2010 : 19:55:18
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| You do have to think about weight of the copper, though, and how much the internal frame can support comfortably. The skin thickness is probably a good balance between durability and stress tolerances. |
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 03/07/2010 : 20:52:00
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| It is more than twice the thickness of the skin on an airliner. |
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