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champco New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 01:50 am At first that is what I thought but the elongation should also be on the lettering. Can this be Identified? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 02:02 am It does look like damage from a train or large truck. In my Krause Catalog its listed under Germany - Empire, Weimar Republic 50 pfennig KM# 27 Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7678 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 02:02 am I think a train would have flattened it even more. It appears to be a German 50 pfennig of some sort. Aluminum? Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 04:49 am If a train had rolled over this, the devices would appear to be level with the field. Also the flattening is not uniform across the coin which is uncharacteristic of a train roll. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 10:08 am Could be one of those elongated coins from a novelty machine. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 11:05 am Such elongated coin make an impression on the flan. http://www.pennycollector.com/Detai...cation=60197 I do not see such a thing here. It can be under a tram, the weight is much less than a train. In Germany are many cities with a tramline Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/21/2015 12:22 pm This is one of the most common of early notgeld issues before the inflation really took off. They are worth next to nothing, even uncirculated. That said, I get the feeling this was hit by a hammer or other similar abuse. After all, this is the same time and place where children used stacks of banknotes for toys, since a bundle of cash was cheaper than a wood block. Anyone stuck with a 50pf coin when a 5,000 mark banknote couldn't buy a slice of bread would probably use said coin for whatever it could be used for--a screwdriver, to level a wobbly chair, or to hit with a hammer out of boredom. Report this Post to the Staff
champco New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 01:41 am Well this was fun. Found it in the book. I think this is going to end up in the dirt berm at the back of the 100yd range. Thanks all... Might post another picture of it. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/22/2015 02:03 am This reminded me of something I saw at a coin show a few years ago. It once was a US 1805 half eagle ($5 gold piece) but was completely flattened, much more so than this. Report this Post to the Staff
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