1951 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC ... Shaved As Merc Dime To Fool Old Vending Machines

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Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 3:04 pm I've heard about these and as I was going through a few handfuls of LWC I came across this and knew exactly what it was at fitst sight from an old article or maybe even a thread here. That's how my memory works and why I am young and watch shows like antiques roadshow (both countries), history detectives and such... Never know in my biz when a random tidbit will come in handy! But I digress, back to the coin, look at how they even crudely attempted to carve a Reeder edge into it as well... so, thoughts? are these uncommon? Edited by Cascade 05/23/2015 3:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff

ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 3:28 pm Yikes. Wonder if it was noticed early on. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 4:00 pm Very cool! I can hardly imagine the effort being worth 9 cents though, even in the 50s. I highly doubt that it would bring any significant premium, since it's impossible to prove that it's contemporary. Also, didn't vending machines in the 50s still check conductivity? That was the whole reason for using manganese in the War Nickels, if I recall. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 05/23/2015 11:14 pm Not too much effort with a grinding wheel... and 9 cents was worth a lot more back then. Think about it - a nickel for a Pepsi back then, and now we have to spend over a buck for a bottle - edging up to 1.50 per bottle (granted its almost double the volume of the old 12 oz bottle also.)! How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 01:18 am Interesting find. 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
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 10:26 am I think there are a lot of them out there. Remember all of the cool stuff was in the 10 cent gumball machines and that was a lot of money for a kid in the 50's! If I remember right, the telephones only cost a nickel, so you could make a call with one of these and get a nickel back in change! Report this Post to the Staff
fistfulladirt Pillar of the Community United States 4333 Posts	Posted 05/24/2015 11:35 am Yep, even back in the '60s gramma gave my brother and I a silver dime each. We walked up town to the corner store, crazy the amount of candy .10c would buy! When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72 Report this Post to the Staff
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1951 LWC... Shaved As Merc Dime To Fool Old Vending Machines