My "newp" from the last LB show

[EVillageProwler]

 

The coin is a real Trade Dollar: 1878-S.

 

EVP

[Wihlborg]

Humm, would the toning be considered NT or AT?

 

John

[EVillageProwler]

The toning is natural, as far as I know.

 

EVP

[Wihlborg]

EVP,

 

I guess I can agree that the toning is natural, after all the coin is now part of the bottom of an ashtray, and as such it is only natural that it would come in contact with heat and smoke on a regular basis.

 

John

[kryptonitecomics]

Very unique.....can't say I'd use a coin in that fashion, but.....someone didn't mind

[EVillageProwler]

can't say I'd use a coin in that fashion

 

Can't say I'd use that ashtray as intended either...

 

Funny thing is that when I bought it, I had every intention of using as intended. The folks around me talked me out of it.

 

Good thing...

 

EVP

[Tradedollarnut]

Hey! The only reason I let you buy it is cuz you said you'd use it!!!!!!

[chinook]

Looks like there is another new grading service out there. I like it better than those cheap plastic slabs

[Oldtrader3]

Looks "tobacco" NT to me!

[EVillageProwler]

Yes, folks, the ashtray was initially offered to TDN. He hesitated, I threw down the money, grabbed it, and walked away.

 

I don't think TDN really cared about it though...

 

EVP

[kryptonitecomics]

Never seen one of those before..........I can't imagine doing that with a coin, but I guess when that was made the coin could have been a modern?

[gmarguli]

1) As I told EVP at Long Beach, the coin has been cleaned.

 

2) I've seen similar ones on eBay. There have been a few with early talers and quite a few with the Maria Theresa coins in them (I bet there are modern repro coins).

[michael]

wild

 

i have seen hundreds and hundreds of these the last 35 years or so never with a trade dollar in it!!

 

michael

[Hoot]

Smmmmmokin'!

 

Hoot

[Leothelion]

can't say I'd use a coin in that fashion

 

Can't say I'd use that ashtray as intended either...

 

Funny thing is that when I bought it, I had every intention of using as intended. The folks around me talked me out of it.

 

Good thing...

 

EVP

 

People from S. A. will do that!

 

Exactly what were you smoking when, I mean, planned on smoking when you bought the thing?

 

It looks like it would make a great candle holder if not for an ashtray!

 

OK, last one! From the pic, it looks like the heat from snuffing out a smoke has caused the silver to melt a bit or is that just tarnish on the coin?

 

Leo

[EVillageProwler]

Leo,

 

It's just tarnish.

 

EVP

[Wihlborg]

It's just tarnish.

 

EVP,

 

It’s called TONING not tarnish! What’s wrong with you man? You work for a coin dealer, you should know better than that!

 

John

[TomB]

That's pretty cool. I've seen plenty of these with Morgan dollars, but not one with a Trade dollar.

 

You gonna get it slabbed?

[EVillageProwler]

You gonna get it slabbed?

 

It's currently in a plastic bag. Does that count, or does that mean it's been BB'ed?!?

 

 

EVP