The Art Of Elongating A Coin More Than A Century Old Practice

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 10:48 am CoinWorld - The field of elongated coin collecting is in a state of perpetual expansion as many new designs are issued annually. Elongated coins are transformed when forced through a series of rollers that smash the coin and impart a design from a die onto either the obverse or reverse. The elongating process, accomplished through the use of hand-cranked or electronically driven apparatus, also stretches the details of the host coin. Many U.S. coin shows like the Florida United Numismatists convention and the American Numismatic Association spring and summer conventions have one or more hand-crank rolling machines onsite providing often free souvenirs. Sold for $322 in a January 2007 sale by Heritage Auctions, this elongated coin, a souvenir from the 1939 New York World's Fair, was rolled on an 1837 Feuchtwanger cent. The fair's Trylon and Persiphere are illustrated on the reverse. Read the Entire Article Report this Post to the Staff

52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 11:47 am Oh man, I want a Feutchwanger cent bad. Kills me to see that. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 1:15 pm . Just shouldn't happen, even if the coin has some minor damage. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 2:29 pm Interesting article. My son has a collection of elongated cents. Nothing like that one though. 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
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 2:56 pm I own a 1904 Indian Head cent rolled at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis. The earliest one I have seen is from the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Report this Post to the Staff
machine20 Pillar of the Community United States 1275 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 3:09 pm Looks like the machine didn't do that great of a job Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 5:21 pm Was probably intended (roller spacing set) for copper cents. The copper nickel alloy of the Feuchtwanger cent was a lot harder. The thickness might have also been a factor. Edited by Conder101 01/25/2017 5:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/25/2017 8:16 pm Yes bummer about the source coin being a Feutchwanger. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Oldephriam Valued Member United States 424 Posts	Posted 01/27/2017 10:03 am I know I'm going to take some flack for this but I Love This Coin! Elongated coins are a passion for me, I have at least 2,000. I will roll any coin any time. I have several IHC's and LWC's, these turn out great but don't use the 1943 cents they are too hard. I also have a Barber quarter a few SLQ's and some silver Washington quarters that I have rolled and they all look great. The next time I get to the Redwoods I'm going to roll a few Mercury dimes, dime machines are hard to find. To each their own I guess. Report this Post to the Staff
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