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Henry2 Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 12:02 am I found this today metal detecting, no date but still a cool piece. Yes I cleaned it a little to hard as you can tell Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 01:01 am Way cool. We've seen one or two of these prior; somebody had a lot of time on their hands. Report this Post to the Staff
Joe2007 Pillar of the Community United States 3843 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 01:07 am Neat! From what I have read Large Cents didn't get much respect during their time and were often damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
Jerry_B Valued Member Canada 453 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 01:14 am I wouldn't feel bad about cleaning the coin, in this case. It's been holed, filed, and buried in the ground. I think the cleaning has minimal detriment. This is a really neat find. Sure beats the heck out of bottle caps & pull tabs Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 04:14 am These are often called "gears", but they are more likely pastry crimpers. If you will notice the "gear" teeth and not even or the same size. A gear with teeth like that would not work very well. Report this Post to the Staff
RJrelics New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 08:13 am I'd have to agree with Condor on this. Definitely has some value to a relic collector. Report this Post to the Staff
Henry2 Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 09:33 am Yup I think you are right Condor, good call in the pastry crimpers Report this Post to the Staff
Penny Guy Pillar of the Community United States 531 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 1:03 pm The OP may find this recently ended ebay auction interesting....... http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1838-L...p=true&rt=nc Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 1:26 pm Look at the edge of that one, Penny Guy! Hard to deny it's a pastry crimper; certainly not a gear. Report this Post to the Staff
argentum Pillar of the Community United States 1195 Posts	Posted 04/14/2013 4:01 pm Nifty find there, Penny Guy Report this Post to the Staff
jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 10:46 am Henry, your PMs are not turned on. Please send me an email/PM. Report this Post to the Staff
Penny Guy Pillar of the Community United States 531 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 6:20 pm And another one just listed....... http://www.ebay.com/itm/14095601131....m1423.l2649 Report this Post to the Staff
Henry2 Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 9:07 pm Yeah what the heck I threw it up on ebay, see what happens. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Cent-...em338171ac24 Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 9:33 pm I'd say it's a crimper, not a spur. Not really pointy enough to be a spur. BTW, not to knock yours, but the one Penny Guy linked to is really well made. Has a nice pattern on the edge. Report this Post to the Staff
Henry2 Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 9:41 pm Oh I agree that thing is beautiful the one penny guy linked. The spur guess was from a friend who is big into that stuff, he showed me some spurs that weren't all that pointy but then again it was just a guess. Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 10:53 pm Whatever its intended use was, I can imagine to dig something like this up would still be exciting. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
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