ikaros Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 OldUgly By NatureAging Like MayonnaisePlease enter your coins from 1970 and before that simply haven't aged well. This is a subjective call; entrants in this thread should be simply heavily worn through mainly natural means.For each coin, please enter the following information:Your IDThe URL for the coin image on OmnicoinA brief identification of the coin(optional) Any further relevant informationSo an entry might look like the following:JRandomUsernamehttp://www.omnicoin.com/coins/nnnnnnn.jpg1943 Steel Lincoln CentThis was my grandfather's "worry token" which he kept in his pocket and would rub for luck, or just to have something to do with his hands.You may enter a maximum of five (5) coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 OK. Let's get this rolling. Art1.2 1A1#1 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/892974.jpg 1925 USA Lexington and Concord Commemorative Half Extreme pocket wear. It's unusual to find a commemorative half dollar with this much wear. While many coins entered circulation most were recaptured way before they reached this level. I'm guessing this was a pocket piece for many many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Art1.2 1A1#2 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/998189.jpg 1825 US Half Dollar While these are beautiful coins in conditions that maintain a fair amount of detail in the bust, once the wear passes a certain level they start to appear very blob like. This is of course my opinion and is not meant to disrespect this wonderful coin or the many folks who collect and treasure Bust Halfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Art1.2 1A1#3 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1025299.jpg 1794 US Large Cent - Very heavy usage damage and corrosion. Coin is graded as good but net FR2 because of damage. A great example of an early and well used Large Cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Art1.2 1A1#4 http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1025303.jpg 1878 3d - obverse is worn to the point that the portrait shows almost no details. While not an ugly coin per se, it does fit this category nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 ikaros http://omnicoin.com/coins/1025336.jpg 1901 UK Penny The final portrait of Victoria is one of my favorite designs; you know you're looking at the coin of an empire. That said, enough time in a pocket will reduce about any design to a nearly featureless blob. It wouldn't take much more wear to reduce this one to an undated type coin. ikaros http://omnicoin.com/coins/1025335.jpg 1853 Seated Liberty quarter, arrows and rays Not only is nearly all the detail wiped from this coin, the reeding is all worn flat. ikaros http://omnicoin.com/coins/908889.jpg 1749 UK Half Cent Poor George's portrait wasn't all that flattering in the first place; two hundred and fifty years of hard use haven't done him any favors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 http://omnicoin.com/coins/905223.jpg Not sure of the class but here's a Celtic Potin circ. 150 BC, that either was run over by a plough or the minter had a bad day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 scottO http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1024211.jpg C.1272 Edward I Bristol penny. what would have been a fairly nice coin, full planchet, nice details. has become badly buckled scottO http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1024230.jpg 1690 tin farthing. A rare coin, made out of a materal that does not survive the tests of time very well, huge chunks missing, and very few details remain scottO http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1024872.jpg 1635 Double Tournois showing signs of a long time under ground, design looks faded. a slight bend and lots of green scottO http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1012219.jpg 1750 denga. another great design, where age has got the better of it. scottO http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1024876.jpg 1917 Maundy 2D an Average design coin, that was once mounted elaving an ugly raised line all along the obverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Two more for this category! ikaros http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1025503.jpg 1916 UK penny Not only worn, this poor penny seems to have caught the Andromeda Strain too, or maybe some sort of metal ebola. ikaros http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/1025504.jpg 1946 UK threepence Short of being run over by a train, just about everything that could happen to a coin has happened to this poor thing. Heavy wear, corrosion, paint, what looks like burn marks, a gouge across the thrift plant on the obverse, and some indeterminate gunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 thedeadpoint http://omnicoin.com/coins/916541.jpg 1941 U.S. Walking Liberty half dollar - Proof 66 Until recently, my oldest proof. The first "big" coin I added to my collection about half a lifetime ago when I was a youngster. Why is it in this contest? Hard to see in this pic but that eagle has some unsightly toning in an area "where the sun don't shine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Nominations are now CLOSED! Voting threads are coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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