ikaros Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Ugly Coin Competition 2014 Ugly By Design You Poor Poor Thing 1970 and Before Art's 1851 US Large Cent This is a nice example of a US Large cent put to a practical use early in its life. The coin was drilled - most likely punched vs. rotating drill blade - for use as a spacer/washer. This was not an uncommon practice in times when hardware was not readily available and may have cost more than the value of the coin used in its place. From the wear on the reverse it is clear that some usage occurred but not to the point of obliterating the design. Also the usage left the obverse untouched while the reverse was worn unevenly. vs ScottO's 1679 Maundy 4d Who knows what happened to this. Obverse is destroyed, lots of dents and a hole, hardly any detail left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Very close call on my part but I have to keep at least one of my coins alive through this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Poor thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Well, one coin had a 200 year head start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 The "winner" is: ScottO's 1679 Maundy 4d Who knows what happened to this. Obverse is destroyed, lots of dents and a hole, hardly any detail left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Congrats Scott. Nice win!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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