Got a rarity today!

[ethanfez]

Picked this up at the silent auction at my LCS. Got it for $57 which was more than I wanted to spend but I had to have one of them. There was also a trade dollar one that I bid up to $175 then the lady that works at the shop bid $200 and I didn't have that much cash on me.






I've been wanting one of these for a few years now. Wish I had gotten the trade dollar as well. It was in amazing shape.

 

[villagenut]

Am I seeing this right? A seated half, cut in half to make the picture locket? Very neat indeed if that is what it is.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Never seen anything like it.... $57? Nice score!
Didn't know a locket could be made from a coin...huh!

 

[ethanfez]

Am I seeing this right? A seated half, cut in half to make the picture locket? Very neat indeed if that is what it is.

That's what it is!!

 

[Beachkid23]

That thing is got to be worth more than $57. I have a trade dollar one I think they go for like $375. I'm not selling it because when I took it to the coin store it had my baby picture inside of it. I about passed out from laughter as did he! I think it's a 1878S maybe I'm not sure.

I would like that to go with my trade dollar one. That's pretty cool, is your signed by the artist inside of it?

I thought they were originally made as like a snuffbox to hide illegal drugs or something. I mean it definitely holds a picture also. But I believe there something else their used for other than pictures.

 

[Beachkid23]

A guy had one this weekend at a coin store also. He said It felt weird and I picked it up, I could not get it open and he was looking at me funny. But I'm pretty sure that's what it was. Some foreign coin. I think I'll call him tomorrow and ask him if he still has it.

 

[ethanfez]

That thing is got to be worth more than $57. I have a trade dollar one I think they go for like $375. I'm not selling it because when I took it to the coin store it had my baby picture inside of it. I about passed out from laughter as did he! I think it's a 1878S maybe I'm not sure.

I would like that to go with my trade dollar one. That's pretty cool, is your signed by the artist inside of it?

I thought they were originally made as like a snuffbox to hide illegal drugs or something. I mean it definitely holds a picture also. But I believe there something else their used for other than pictures.

They also were made to store opium. Don't know which came first but they were used for both.