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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i think it's to small for a pizza cutter. but I may have to think about making one from a ike. I heard jbuck like pizza
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1695 Posts |
That is really strange. Can you see any of the date around the hole?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
I am thinking a pie crimper as well. My Grandmother had a little tool that looked a lot like that one. But not with a coin. Very cool find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8518 Posts |
I have one also...  
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
Wow.!!, have never seen anything like that. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1475 Posts |
Quote: Putting your money where your mouth is?   Where do you come up with these stuff? These crimpers look pretty neat.
Edited by Coconutjoe 05/12/2017 06:19 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4593 Posts |
First off large cents were often used as ic they were simple copper discs as the foundation of an improvised tool.
Second when they were pulled out of circulation (post 1857) they were sold to scrap dealers as copper by the barrel.
The Penny Lady, Charmy, had an article in the Numismatist last year on these. And a wonderful exhibit if you happened to catch it.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
You usually see just the coin. Finding the entire tool is much tougher. Somewhere out the there is one made from a 1793. I've seen pictures of it but it was a LONG time ago.
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Valued Member
United States
338 Posts |
That is VERY collectable!
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Moderator
 United States
189340 Posts |
Very nice, yiorgos! 
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Valued Member
 Greece
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Valued Member
 Greece
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Valued Member
United States
330 Posts |
Someone told me of these today, and they are apparently not quite as rare as he suggested. I am seeing some pictures of them out there but otherwise not a lot of info. Can anybody give me suggestions on where to look as well as the sort of price range to expect on these?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4420 Posts |
Using dough to fashion dough .... makes cents to me .... practical, as opposed to being a half-baked device. IMHO, the OP's example is the most desirable one I've seen. I can envision one like it selling for $100 or thereabouts. While not particularly rare, these crimper coins are more often found detached from their handle. Here's mine ....   Anyone got a 1793 crimper? 
Edited by ExoGuy 07/30/2017 08:36 am
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Moderator
 United States
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Another nice example. 
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