WELCOME TO THE COHEN MINT GALLERY...
A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE WHERE WE POST IMAGES OF MOST OF THE THINGS
THAT WE HAVE MADE OVER THE YEARS, PRODUCTS THAT WERE SOLD, TESTS THAT
WERE MADE, PRODUCTS THAT NEVER MADE IT, ETC.
FOR YEARS THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN STORED IN AN ALBUM AND MANY ARE ONLY
NOW BEING SEEN BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ENJOY.
A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE WHERE WE POST IMAGES OF MOST OF THE THINGS
THAT WE HAVE MADE OVER THE YEARS, PRODUCTS THAT WERE SOLD, TESTS THAT
WERE MADE, PRODUCTS THAT NEVER MADE IT, ETC.
FOR YEARS THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN STORED IN AN ALBUM AND MANY ARE ONLY
NOW BEING SEEN BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ENJOY.
IN 1991 WHEN I WAS A LOT YOUNGER THAN I AM NOW I
MADE THESE LEAD COINS FROM A SET OF DIES THAT I
CUT MYSELF. I HAD ALREADY BEEN COLLECTING COINS
AND WAS EAGER TO GET SOME FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE
ABOUT THE PROCESS.
THE DIES CAME FROM LITTLE CYLINDRICAL WEIGHTS
INSIDE OF AN OLD CORDED PHONE RECEIVER, AND THEY
WERE CUT USING A FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER AND A
VERY HEAVY ROCK. THE LEAD CAME FROM FISHING
WEIGHTS THAT WERE MELTED ON MY STOVE AND
POURED INTO CLAY MOLDS. I HAVE SIX OF THESE LEFT IN
MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, ALTHOUGH THE DIES HAVE
LONG SINCE BEEN LOST.
ORIGINAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1991
COMPOSITION: LEAD
WEIGHT: VARIES, LESS THAN 5 GRAMS
DIAMETER: 5/8"
MADE THESE LEAD COINS FROM A SET OF DIES THAT I
CUT MYSELF. I HAD ALREADY BEEN COLLECTING COINS
AND WAS EAGER TO GET SOME FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE
ABOUT THE PROCESS.
THE DIES CAME FROM LITTLE CYLINDRICAL WEIGHTS
INSIDE OF AN OLD CORDED PHONE RECEIVER, AND THEY
WERE CUT USING A FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER AND A
VERY HEAVY ROCK. THE LEAD CAME FROM FISHING
WEIGHTS THAT WERE MELTED ON MY STOVE AND
POURED INTO CLAY MOLDS. I HAVE SIX OF THESE LEFT IN
MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, ALTHOUGH THE DIES HAVE
LONG SINCE BEEN LOST.
ORIGINAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1991
COMPOSITION: LEAD
WEIGHT: VARIES, LESS THAN 5 GRAMS
DIAMETER: 5/8"
THIS LITTLE THING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE VERY FIRST
COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ITEM TO BE PRODUCED
IN MASS QUANTITIES. IT WAS A ONE TROY GRAIN SOLID
GOLD BAR, A COPY OF AN ITEM THAT I NOTICED
SOMEONE ELSE MAKING AND SELLING. I WAS ABLE TO
DUPLICATE THEIR PROCESS, AND I CHARGED ABOUT
HALF THE PRICE. ONE OF US IS NO LONGER IN
BUSINESS, GUESS WHO?
THIS LITTLE ITEM IS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
ENTIRE BUSINESS. AFTER I WITNESSED THE RESPONSE
PEOPLE HAD TO THIS LITTLE ITEM, I STARTED
EXPERIMENTING WITH OTHER ITEMS...AND THE REST IS
HISTORY.
ORIGINAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE: MARCH 2004
COMPOSITION: 24K GOLD
WEIGHT: 1 TROY GRAIN
DIMENSIONS: 1/4 X 1/8 INCH
COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ITEM TO BE PRODUCED
IN MASS QUANTITIES. IT WAS A ONE TROY GRAIN SOLID
GOLD BAR, A COPY OF AN ITEM THAT I NOTICED
SOMEONE ELSE MAKING AND SELLING. I WAS ABLE TO
DUPLICATE THEIR PROCESS, AND I CHARGED ABOUT
HALF THE PRICE. ONE OF US IS NO LONGER IN
BUSINESS, GUESS WHO?
THIS LITTLE ITEM IS ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
ENTIRE BUSINESS. AFTER I WITNESSED THE RESPONSE
PEOPLE HAD TO THIS LITTLE ITEM, I STARTED
EXPERIMENTING WITH OTHER ITEMS...AND THE REST IS
HISTORY.
ORIGINAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE: MARCH 2004
COMPOSITION: 24K GOLD
WEIGHT: 1 TROY GRAIN
DIMENSIONS: 1/4 X 1/8 INCH
AFTER FINDING SUCCESS WITH THE TROY GRAIN
GOLD BAR, I DECIDED THAT THE NEXT LOGICAL
STEP WAS TO COMPETE WITH THE 1 GRAM GOLD
BARS THAT WERE BECOMING VERY POPULAR AT
THE TIME. WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, I WAS ABLE
TO COME UP WITH THESE, IN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT WEIGHTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY
WERE NOT MUCH OF A SUCCESS, THEY COULDNT
COMPETE IN APPEARANCE, AND THEY WERE
ONLY 14k.
ORIGINAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE: SEPT 2004
COMPOSITION: 14K GOLD
WEIGHT: VARIES, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 GRAMS
DIMENSIONS: 1/8 X 3/4 INCHES
GOLD BAR, I DECIDED THAT THE NEXT LOGICAL
STEP WAS TO COMPETE WITH THE 1 GRAM GOLD
BARS THAT WERE BECOMING VERY POPULAR AT
THE TIME. WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, I WAS ABLE
TO COME UP WITH THESE, IN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT WEIGHTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY
WERE NOT MUCH OF A SUCCESS, THEY COULDNT
COMPETE IN APPEARANCE, AND THEY WERE
ONLY 14k.
ORIGINAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE: SEPT 2004
COMPOSITION: 14K GOLD
WEIGHT: VARIES, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 GRAMS
DIMENSIONS: 1/8 X 3/4 INCHES
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