Actually, cleaning exposes the True Grade, and that’s not something the dealers want to see happen. Buildup of dust and dirt makes the detail look deeper and sharper than it actually is.
In addition, cleaning makes the coin AVAILABLE and refreshes the coin, makes the coin more vibrant and alive with the attention it receives during this intense alchemical operation..
I select the coin that’s going to work, and that’s the bottom line. The fact is that these “Mangled Marvels” are wondrous to behold. I really enjoy them and, as an artist, appreciate them. Even more than that, I truly applaud the fact that, in spite of their condition, they got here, ready to work for YOU!
Collections like this are typically at around $4,500 – $10,500 on eBay. I make these ONLY for our own Work Circle. They will NEVER be offered for public sale by me.
Matrix Collection #1 — EBONY 1909-1958
A dark and moody collection of blackened and heavily corroded ones — this
is my personal favorite for a number of reasons, along with Mahogony,
which is as yet unfinished.
The 1909S VDB and 1909S in this COIN SHRINE collection are all-but- totalled, almost unreadable through the caked-on blackened corrosion with which they are completely covered.
They came out of a very strange 1939 collection that spanned three generations of collectors.
All the coins from that set were kept together as a group; they were first fumigated, then cleaned and prepared personally by me, and placed into the “EBONY” COIN SHRINE, as described above.
This was the first collection in this series of COIN SHRINES that I attemped.
It’s really tricky to find BADLY CORRODED blackened Key Dates and Semi- Key Dates when the market is looking for Bright & Shiny! You never get to see the blackened ones, because these “shameful” horribles just never get offered in the coin shows or expos, for fear that someone would laugh when they saw them, but I don’t laugh, I rejoice — these are the very droids I’m looking for!!!
See, it’s not to save money. It has nothing to do with money. It has to do with which coins CAN accept the Yoke (Yoga) of The Work, and not what they look like, and as is the case with people as well as coins, often “the battered coin is the better coin”.
If you fit into that category of walking-wounded battered coinage, you’ll doubly appreciate the opportunity given these otherwise doomed and unwanted “crippled” coins. I deliberately use the antique word, “crippled”, rather than the current “politically correct” version, which would come out something like “grade-challenged” or worse.
Their fate, if not snapped up from it by me on your behalf, would have been to circulate endlessly from one coin show to another, from one coin album to another, until they ended up getting ground down to P1 Grade in a canvas bag crammed with many pounds of “filler” and “bulk grade” coins.
Without YOUR help, these MANGLED MARVELS stand no chance for an opportunity to CONTRIBUTE to the Greater Good, to act as conduits for Higher Guidance and Angelic Healing of spirit, mind and body, but with your intervention, they CAN be a part of YOUR work!!!
Includes ALL Lincoln Wheat-Back Cents from 1909-1958 including all key dates, semi-key dates including the 1922-D, but with the notable and intentional exclusion of the 1922 Plain; the slot for this is left intentionally open.
$4,500 /// no discounts on this collection /// SORRY, SOLD!!!
Collection #2 — GOLDEN OLDIES 1909-1958
These are VINTAGE gold-plated, burnished and toned and polished. They are very beautiful to behold, and incredibly high-grade which, because they have been gold-plated, counts for nothing as far as the money-market goes, but these are higher grade than you’ll ever see in non-plated coins at this price!
The gold-plating on these coins is the antique variety, probably performed on them sometime in the 1940s by the style and type of workmanship.
$4,500 /// sale price: $3850.00 /// AVAILABLE
Collection #3 — GOLDEN STREAKS 1909-1958
This collection is composed of coins that have been gold-leafed sometime in the 1940s by a method no longer used. They are very beautiful and crisp and clean in a special glowing light.
$4,500 /// sale price $3200.00 /// AVAILABLE
Collection #4 — BROWNIES 1909-1958
These are deep chocolate brown-toned, breathtakingly beautiful. Simply elegant, rich & luscious.
$4,500 /// sale price: $3200 /// AVAILABLE
Basic Matrix Banks
Here is a rundown on the latest MATRIX Banks:
L-M “El Cheapo” — $199 — Just what it sounds like; a Matrix composed of 48 copper-coated zinc disks, with a 6-CQR Wormhole down the middle.
L-W-M “Novice” — $225 — Same as above but with a combination of Copper Wheat Disks and Zinc, also with the same 6-CQR Wormhole Effect down the central axion trails.
Goddess — $950 — Ancient coins related to various Goddess figures of the ancient world, with a 6-CQR Wormhole.
Empire — $650 — Coins of Ancient Empires drilled with a 6-Series CQR Wormhole.
RAM CQR Bank — $950 — 54 Self-Powered CQRs arranged in Matrix, programmable through askmatrix.com .
Medicine Wheel — $950 — 48 Hand-crafted gold-colored “hobby-metal” disks with a 6-CQR Core Drill Wormhole Effect.
Medicine Wheel — $4,500 — Same as above, but instead of the hobby metal, this consists of 48 solid .9999 Fine 24k gold disks with a 6-CQR Core. Angelic Helpers — $950 — Hobby Metal, hand-crafted scribed disks with angels & id for easy invocation.