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phutson New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 9:48 pm I found this Wheatback today while coinroll hunting and am wondering if anyone would have any information related to why this coin would have been surminted and by whom? Report this Post to the Staff

Barber Boy New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 9:53 pm I don't know who it could have been surmounted by but I do admit I've never seen anything like it Report this Post to the Staff
hozer Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 07/09/2017 10:30 pm Counter Stamped and sold as gimmicks Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 12:52 am Looks like someone was practicing stamping Kennedy's profile onto a Lincoln Cent. People did this then sold them as novelties. The twp presidents face each other and these rae commonly called "Kissing president coins" Report this Post to the Staff
Illegaltender Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 01:57 am Cool find, but no way to really know who made it. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 02:13 am Pretty sure that's laser etched, look at heat marks, CDC machine perhaps...they weren't doing the dead press on LWCs folks, never have. The other on head is part of lower Kennedy neck, some kind of machine tracing. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 05:02 am to CCF. It is a counter stamped coin. Not much if any value. No way to know who did it. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 08:38 am and yes, these are just novelty type coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 4:48 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
phutson New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 10:47 pm I appreciate the feedback,especially from cwb. I looked up the "kissing presidents" and found some great information. You can find them on ebay with the tag "lincoln kennedy penny". Apparently someone in the 1970s came up with a quick way to make a buck by stamping Kennedy's likeness next to lincoln and shared some of the strange coincidences between the two. It definitely isn't going to make me rich but I really enjoy the history and stories, this is why I enjoy collecting. Thanks!! Report this Post to the Staff
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