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Hello everyone! I have a 1921 Wheat penny. I know 1921 isn't worth much but this one is unique. It's inflated! I couldn't find anything online about it and was wondering if anyone has seen this type of thing before? Any info would be great! Thanks!!    Edited by hoodswigler
06/13/2015 5:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Weird!?  ! |
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Pillar of the Community
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I wonder what date the one on the reverse is. You could probably weigh it to see if it is 1 or 2 wheat cents that have been made to look like that. |
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Hmm, yeah I should weigh it. Do you think it could be two pennies stuck together?
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Pillar of the Community
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Just when you think you seen it all.
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New Member
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Hmm, nah I didn't want to do anything that would destroy its value. I suppose anyone could take a penny and somehow make it bulged, but my great grandma had saved this and gave it to me years ago.
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Pillar of the Community
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I was only kidding about letting the air out. That is twice this week I have tried to be funny and it didn't work out. I guess I wasn't meant to be a comedian.
If you check out the links I posted, it shows some similar cents that were used to make jewelry.
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06/13/2015 5:47 pm
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New Member
United States
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Lol oh okay. I thought maybe you were, but who knows these days lol. Yeah I saw those. I wonder if someone bent them themselves. Either way, I'm definitely starting to think these are two coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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There is a site I have seen , still looking for the link, that showes a bunch of these. Even miniature tea kettles made out of these
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm pretty sure it is Two Cents stuck together. It sounds like it has been in your family a long time. I would hold onto it just because of that. |
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Someplace I saw (maybe youtube) them doing this for decoration and fun. They use a block with spherical indentations in it, lay the coin on top, and use a hammer to hit a rounded end to force the coin using into the half sphere. They then solder the two coins back to back to make a "ball."
Note the orientation of the REV and OBV are so that both are the same direction = 2 coins back to back.
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 That's cool , I like it. But will be hard to slab.  |
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Great link, thanks Buddy. John1  |
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If you accidentally sit on it does it go... whoooopie... in muted tones?  |
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Posted 06/13/2015 5:33 pm
