When we lived in The Netherlands, we got a couple elongated coins from the Sea Life aquarium in Scheveningen, a subdistrict of Den Haag on the coast of the North Sea. The host coin was a pre-euro 5 cent coin.
We lived just northeast of there in Wassenaar, and I loved cycling the bike paths through the beautiful coastal dunes between the two towns.
Jerry, I have an elongated cent from A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair. Formerly it was a 1906 Indian Head cent, so there's no telling what yours might be.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Coinfrog, they're souvenirs for tourists. I remember making one once as a kid on vacation. It was like a vending machine but you could see the gears etc. on the inside. Insert a quarter and a cent, turn the crank on the side of the machine, and watch as you elongated your cent. Not sure how well zincolns would fare.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Quote: Such an interesting field, though I know little about it.
Quote: Coinfrog, they're souvenirs for tourists. I remember making one once as a kid on vacation. It was like a vending machine but you could see the gears etc. on the inside. Insert a quarter and a cent, turn the crank on the side of the machine, and watch as you elongated your cent. Not sure how well zincolns would fare.
Hi Coinfrog and Hondo, Heres a quick video on the history. If you like threads like the counterstamps this is another great novelty series that would always have something interesting to find. Even pcgs started grading them https://www.pcgs.com/news/pcgs-now-...s-elongateds
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