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my76strat Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 11:29 pm This coin was in a roll of pennies (it is the same size as a cent, as well). It seems commemorative of the Philadelphia mint but I am unsure. Can someone tell me about this coin? Thank you. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

llewellin Pillar of the Community United States 1005 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 11:30 pm This looks like a mint token for Philadelphia; these are included in mint packaged uncirculated sets. Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12252 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 11:43 pm It is a medal, not a coin (it has no "face value"). As noted already, it was sealed in the Mint Set packages for several years as a way to identify sets struck in Philadelphia. It has a counterpart with a "D" on it that was included in sets struck in Denver. They were included in sets from 1984 through 1999; roughly the period after the Susan B Anthony dollar was dropped and before the Sacagawea dollar was introduced. They have essentially no value. Hope that helps! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 01:07 am Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12811 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 01:21 am Pretty darn cool that you found it in a roll of cents. Love those types of finds. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 09:00 am Except for the part where someone paid a penny to own it in the roll. Heck, it's worth a Cent anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 09:26 am I don't have a close up ... But here is a 1996 set. The blue stripe cello are the Philadelphia coins. The red stripe cello are Denver coins. The medal like yours is in the bottom left of the cello. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187582 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 10:16 am Nice find. They make good hole fillers. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
billymac11 Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 3:21 pm It's a nice find. You can always use it to fill an unlabelled hole in an album Report this Post to the Staff
Fixguy Pillar of the Community Canada 532 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 6:27 pm If you were on ebay it's an easy few dollars considering this: http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from...int&_sacat=0 Nice find Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 04/09/2015 6:51 pm Very nice mint token! I have yet to find one! Report this Post to the Staff
stampvirgin Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 5:16 pm I have around 30 of these mint tokens, most of them still in the cello. Report this Post to the Staff
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