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ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 04/15/2007 6:51 pm Hi all, a friend at work wants me to try to find out more about this Lincoln. I have a pretty good idea as to what I think it is, but I thought that it would be interesting to post and see what others make of it. Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/15/2007 7:15 pm A post-mint collar, I should think. Definitely not part of the original Cent - there's not enough spare metal in a broadstrike to do all that with. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/15/2007 7:18 pm Pretty good job of someone pressing a coin into another piece of metal. How big is that thing? Report this Post to the Staff
thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 04/15/2007 7:21 pm I agree with superdave. But what's up with the mint mark? I'm sure someone will come along soon and give you something more accuricate. Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 04/16/2007 06:48 am Looks to me like someone is trying to mint their own coins with an arbor press.... Made a "mold" of some type and then starting pressing? Just a very un-educated guess... Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 04/16/2007 07:51 am Looks encased somehow? Not too sure. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
asciibaron Valued Member United States 206 Posts	Posted 04/16/2007 09:11 am it's made of wood? -Steve Report this Post to the Staff
ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 04/17/2007 2:41 pm Thanks for the replies everyone. The outer ring is copper, and from the obverse it makes it look quite intereting. I have seen cents encased in silver dollar sized aluminum, lucky horseshoes, but never anything like this. Perhaps someone had it done as a "lucky penny"? Interesting piece, nonetheless. Report this Post to the Staff
Ken_3567 Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 04/17/2007 5:06 pm Not sure if this applies but here's a link on how to make a coin ring http://homepage.mac.com/johnhuber/C...Album20.html . Maybe someone did the samething except place a coin in the center? Report this Post to the Staff
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