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Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 7:48 pm Here is a strange 1857 penny token I picked up a little while ago. Here is an undamaged example with normal wear, for comparison. The flan of the damaged penny thins out towards the edges where it is mis-shaped. It reminds me of pastry which has been rolled out too thin at the edge. The wear isalso very uneven on each face. The big question in my mind is - was the damage on the first one pre or post minting? Secondly, how can you tell? Report this Post to the Staff

tfred Pillar of the Community Canada 627 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 8:15 pm railroad track coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 8:35 pm PMD. Looks like it was pressed and flattened. It would not have fit into the collar if it was that shape to begin with Report this Post to the Staff
pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 7:46 pm Looks like it met a big ole hammer. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 08/10/2012 11:22 pm hammered or used as a shim. when tearing down old houses I often find coins used to shim anything from floor boards (not usually damaged much) to screw jacks that are holding up the center load beam of the whole house (very flat). Report this Post to the Staff
errorone2012 Valued Member Canada 334 Posts	Posted 08/12/2012 3:04 pm In regards to finding coins in houses used as various things . I remember reading certain carpenters would place a coin in the window frame under the trim as a good luck charm . Also they used to place them under the main suport of an old barn . In my house I constructed - I placed a mint set to signify the year the house was built along with a little note . Has been in there 15 years - maybe in a hundred years someone will open the wall and get lucky :-) Report this Post to the Staff
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