1845 Shilling Turned Into A Gear - Coin Community Forum

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MoeTate Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 09:07 am Spotted on ebay. Those clever engineers. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Brita...em43e23d7f10 Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 10:13 am An apprentice's exercise. Report this Post to the Staff
SelectCoinCanada Valued Member Canada 414 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 11:52 am I'm almost positive I know what this was used for and it wasn't a gear. The teeth are irregular, pointed, and far to soft to be useful as a mechanical gear. It's a horse spur. The reason I know this is because I inherited an old set of spurs from my grandfather and they did the same thing, but didn't carve teeth into it. I'll post a picture shortly.... Report this Post to the Staff
SelectCoinCanada Valued Member Canada 414 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 11:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 3:54 pm Very cool !! Report this Post to the Staff
Bob Levi Valued Member Canada 488 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 6:24 pm I recall seeing a post here recently with simular coins used as pastry cutting tools. Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 09/18/2015 12:20 am That is so steam punk! Report this Post to the Staff
pwa 1967 Valued Member United Kingdom 190 Posts	Posted 09/18/2015 02:32 am Its listed as a spur. Report this Post to the Staff
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