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mallett65 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/26/2011 09:37 am I stumbled onto this site while looking for information on a Standing Liberty quarter I found metal detecting. It appears that there is some very knowledgeable people on here and thought that someone might have an idea the purpose of five holes being punched into this 1837 Large Cent I found. Ideas from other sites thought maybe it was used for a cattle tag and another suggested a child's spinning toy. If you look real close it appears that some letters are visible in the center on the reverse. I included a closeup of the letters. Thanks for any help you can give and I look forward to your replies. Dale Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 11/26/2011 12:47 pm by the number of views to this thread versus the number of replies, it looks like we are all stumped Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 11/26/2011 1:37 pm Going out on a limb here, maybe used as a bracket for something? Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 11/26/2011 2:34 pm Looks worn to hell. Maybe an old button... Report this Post to the Staff
Coinstar Pillar of the Community United States 1510 Posts	Posted 11/26/2011 3:07 pm part of a dice set? Retired USAF 1983-2003 Report this Post to the Staff
cd_god Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 11/26/2011 6:47 pm SHOW US THE SLQ! OK. My guess, some guy was bored who used the 5 dot pattern as his signature. Maybe liek the roll searchers who mark coins in a certian color or spot for whatever reason. I like the dice idea above too Report this Post to the Staff
mallett65 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/27/2011 06:11 am Thanks for the suggestions. I guess we will never know for sure why it has the holes but I'm going to explore some of your ideas. I have added a picture of the SLQ also a photo of the other coins I found in the area that the five holer came from. Thanks again Dale Report this Post to the Staff
Hambone Pillar of the Community United States 609 Posts	Posted 11/27/2011 2:02 pm Hmm. I don't know what that one could've been used for. I know they used to notch the edges of coppers for use as gears in a clock. Maybe something like that? Very interesting though. Report this Post to the Staff
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