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In our state agriculture news, there is a section on antiques and stuff. It has a nice picture of a toothpick holder with a dollar as decoration. In 1892 the Central Glass Co. used real coins for molds to make glass items. They only did this about 8 months before the treasury dept. shut them down as it was ruled as a form of counterfeiting. I found these examples on e-bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1892-Seated-Qua...et_W0QQitemZ150132412823QQihZ005QQcategoryZ22QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/6-U-S-Glass-Coi...ch_W0QQitemZ160126482260QQihZ006QQcategoryZ22QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Oh yeah, if this is in the wrong place, please move to where it belongs.Thanks.
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That is Amazing! I had never heard of that. Crud another coin related cool history thing I don't have the willpower to not bid on.
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That's fast, I just posted this 5 seconds ago. You're good!
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Thanks for the link Le Ann. It is a very interesting story, and why they considered this practice counterfeiting is a real head scratcher.
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Here's the picture of the toothpick holder, slightly damaged

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