When dealer gives me a Lemon, I made Lemonade

[Stormtrooper154]

I went into a coin dealer here in town a few weeks ago to pick up some 2x2 coin holders. While I was waiting, I was going through his bargin bin. I found this awesome 2 cent coin from 1864, it had been cleaned so it went into the bargin bin. However, I was unable to let this piece of history sit in the "bargin bin"! The coin is VF in details but was marked as fine because of the cleaning. I was able to slip the dealer $10.00 and out I went with the bargin bin coin.

I got on the net and ordered a bezel for it. I added a silver rope I had found about a month ago and here is the finished project. Lots of people ask what kind of coin that is when I wear it and I am able to teach them a little history about it.

 

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[txkickergirl]

Re: When dealer gives me Lemon, I made Lemonade

where's the pic?

 

[dugupfinds]

Re: When dealer gives me Lemon, I made Lemonade

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: When dealer gives me Lemon, I made Lemonade

Very cool Stormtropper!

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Re: When dealer gives me Lemon, I made Lemonade

where's the pic?

No picture? I put one on there...I see it

 

[mountainplayer]

Re: When dealer gives me Lemon, I made Lemonade

Storm,

Great idea and a beautiful coin. Man, I gotta break myself of the habit of wiping off coins with my thumb in the field. Every time I do it, I make a mental note to myself NOT to do it next time.

MP

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

Good lookin coin. Goes well with the silver...

 

[Ridley]

Storm, that's a great idea! The necklace looks awesome!

Please with sugar on top post the link where I can order a bevel like that! Was it hard to mount the coin or does it just pop in?


Cool!


Ridley

 

[Jack(IN)]

Nice way to educate people...

I've shown two centers, three cent pieces and older dimes/quarters and many can't believe they were minted here, now you've got a great way to inform people of our past!!

 

[ModernMiner]

Storm,
That looks AWESOME Dude! Where did you order that coin holder from? I'd like to get one for a Merc dime if I ever find one.
Great job.
-MM-

 

[Pulltab Parson]

That is a beautiful piece of jewelry! Storm, you rock brother, you are going to have to post where you ordered the bevel from its really nice.

 

[USTiger]

CLAP CLAP CLAP

Very Cool Story and Cool Idea

USTiger

 

[Mirage]

Very Nice. That coin looks good. As a coin collector I'm not a "purist". I'll take the cleaned, holed, dinged coin at the bargin price.

Bob

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Thanks everyone. I actually got a different bezel then the one I ordered....but I will have to save that style for my first silver worthy of it

Here is the link to the company that I ordered it from....

https://www.coincreations.com/defaultsecure.htm

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Storm, that's a great idea! The necklace looks awesome!

Please with sugar on top post the link where I can order a bevel like that! Was it hard to mount the coin or does it just pop in?


Cool!


Ridley

It's a lot easier then finding a 2 cent coin with a metal detector HEHEHEHEHE

Naahhhh, it's simple. Just unscrew the bezel, insert coin, screw bezel. So easy, a caveman can do it.

 

[Kas]

So easy, a caveman can do it.

Everywhere I go.... there's always something to remind me.... of another place and time.
Cool necklace.

 

[Southcacalaky]

Nice Job, Storm trooper, Art...

 

[kindgrind]

Hey Trooper,
I love the fact you used a found rope as well to make finish the project off very creative and very nice! I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!



Brandon

 

[treasurejack]

Cool item Storm! Very nice!

 

[TxTim]

That is pretty!

OK-

So what if you unearth a lump of a coin with barnacles, etc. on it. If you don't clean it, you don't know what it is. What is the big deal about cleaning a coin if you don't know what it is in the first place?
I'll admit I know very little or nothing about coin collecting and grading.