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Pan American Exposition Lucky Coin....center Coin?

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 Posted 04/08/2013  6:10 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add pdm12772 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
What is this and is it a special coin they inserted into this?

Pan-American-Exposition-Lucky-Coin....center-Coin?
Pan-American-Exposition-Lucky-Coin....center-Coin?
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 Posted 05/16/2013  5:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pdm12772 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
anyone have any idea? Haven't seen this before.
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It is an Encased Cent(although the core is a bronze token related to the Pan-Am Expo) and the outer ring is aluminum. ECs are also sometimes known as "lucky pennies".
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 Posted 05/17/2013  10:02 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add minidude1111 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have seen similar ones with a Wheat penny on the inside instead of this coin/ token.
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anyone know what this coin or token is? Just made for the exposition or was it from something else?
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not much help....but others are out ther I would guess it was made for the expo...

http://tokencatalog.com/token_recor...create_uid=2
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Apparently there were manyencased coins sold at the fair...

http://www. (149) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed .org/Articles%20File/Intro%20Pan%20Am%201901.htm




nevermind...
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05/17/2013 4:34 pm
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