Took "heads" too seriously with this carved coin

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Here is a coin I have had for over 7 years since I remember it being the first ones I found while searching in abandoned buildings and yards.

I started doing that when I was around 13.

 

 

 

I would like to see some more carved coins If you have any cool ones.

 I would generally say it was cut out rather than carved. 

As in it is made with a saw, and not a carving tool. 

 

 If you wanted to see coins that have been changed, I own all these … 

 

1.   

 A hollowed-out French coin - either for spying or magic. Shame I do not have the top half. 

 

2.  

 A stack of UK 1 Penny coins, joined loosely in one place so they can swivel. 

 

3.  

 A trick coin - UK 1 Penny one side, joined with a UK 2 Shillings the other. 

 

4.  

 Coin-in-coin - cannot remember sizes. Both are UK silver coins, and a smaller coin inserted in to a larger. 

 

5.  

 As above, generally. Also an engraving example - a love token made for someone with J C initials. 

Then … the other side is a large George III copper coin, and a small Charles II silver coin inserted. ❤️ 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

 Found this topic I was thinking of - some lovely coin cutting here … 

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26018.html#p756494 

 and in the same topic some great engraving by a member … 

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26018.html#p570004 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

ZacUK

 I would generally say it was cut out rather than carved. 

As in it is made with a saw, and not a carving tool. 

 

 If you wanted to see coins that have been changed, I own all these … 

 

1.   

 A hollowed-out French coin - either for spying or magic. Shame I do not have the top half. 

 

2.  

 A stack of UK 1 Penny coins, joined loosely in one place so they can swivel. 

 

3.  

 A trick coin - UK 1 Penny one side, joined with a UK 2 Shillings the other. 

 

4.  

 Coin-in-coin - cannot remember sizes. Both are UK silver coins, and a smaller coin inserted in to a larger. 

 

5.  

 As above, generally. Also an engraving example - a love token made for someone with J C initials. 

Then … the other side is a large George III copper coin, and a small Charles II silver coin inserted. ❤️ 

That is a really cool collection you have there Zac especially for me the most interesting is the stack of pennys.

Thanks for your addition

ZacUK

 Found this topic I was thinking of - some lovely coin cutting here … 

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26018.html#p756494 

 and in the same topic some great engraving by a member … 

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic26018.html#p570004 

This is on a whole other level man. This guy knows how to make great designs from thing that are not drawn on the coin but his imagination.

That's nice thanks.

ZacUK

 

3.  

 A trick coin - UK 1 Penny one side, joined with a UK 2 Shillings the other. 

 

4.  

 Coin-in-coin - cannot remember sizes. Both are UK silver coins, and a smaller coin inserted in to a larger. 

 

5.  

 As above, generally. Also an engraving example - a love token made for someone with J C initials. 

Then … the other side is a large George III copper coin, and a small Charles II silver coin inserted. ❤️ 

I like how the coins show a clash in different et eras of coinage for example it was common to find Victoria Silver in circulation at that time and the Charles II Penny from the 1670s married to a coin minted 100 years later brings many questions.

 

Was the Charles II Penny in circulation in the late 1700s? Or they silver pennies were withdrawn from circulation at the time and the person would made the love token had one lying about? Or even the coin was stolen from a relatives coin collection? 

Hi to whoever is reading this. Did you know that TYPEWRITER (on a QWERTY keyboard) is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard.

miljkovic

 

That is a really cool collection you have there Zac especially for me the most interesting is the stack of pennys.

Thanks for your addition

 Thanks - I got them four years ago > 

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic68592.html#p561461 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

Here is one more cut coin I have.

My father had it for a long time and when I started collecting coins he gave it to me.

 

 Been trying to find my pictures and not sure where there are - though they are 

on this topic from last year when I got a bracelet of alternating cut-out Belgian coins:  

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic113316.html#p932812 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins

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