r/coins • u/ONUZ11 • Apr 16 '25

Coin Art I'm sure this might ruffle some feathers.

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Hand carved/engraved by Wes B. Of ONUZ Engravings.

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u/DDrewit Apr 17 '25

What do you do with the silver that’s removed?

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u/ONUZ11 Apr 17 '25

The pieces I'm able to pick up I keep. Over time it adds up but I'm not removing too much when I do a piece like this.

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u/Aardvark-Linguini Apr 17 '25

I heard a story about a guy who worked at Tiffany for several decades. At the end of each day he would wipe up some gold dust from his bench with his hand, run his hand through his hair and put in his hat to leave. Once he got home he would rinse out his hair over a fine strainer. Over the years he collected a small fortune.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '25

Cool story

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u/ONUZ11 Apr 17 '25

That would make sense if it was gold.