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Edited by Paladin102
01/29/2019 09:34 am
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 It could be a large cent or a Half Cent. With the stamp thing it's hard to tell. If I had to guess I would guess that it is a large cent. Edited by cbatts29
01/29/2019 09:31 am
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Hi! Was able to post a pic of the entire coin as well as other side. Not sure if it helps too much more. :)
Edited by Paladin102
01/29/2019 09:35 am
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Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. I think a large cent too. But I'm not 100% sure. The counterstamps appear to be fairly recent in relation to the age of the coin. and stamped with much enthusiasm.  Edited by chafemasterj
01/29/2019 10:44 am
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@p102, first welcome to CCF. Second, could you please post the diameter of this coin? Looks like it was counterstamped at the EAC meeting in 1984. I wouldn't be surprised if some of our early American copper enthusiasts were at this meeting.
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That's Carol's coin. She's 84.
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What ever it was it is sort of gone now. |
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From the thickness of the leaves in the wreath, I'm leaning towards large cent. The diameter may give us a clue, but it's pretty much moot at this point.
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Looks like a pretty beaten up Large cent. What is the diameter?
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Don't know why I wrote Half Cent. It's a Cent |
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Yes that is one of Mike Packard "bangers" from the 1984 EAC convention. He makes these as souvenirs for attendees usually on cull large cents (and a few on Half Cents for 1/2 cent aficionados) From what I see this is probably meade on an 1802 large cent. As mentioned a diameter would tell us for sure which coin was used. (but the last digit looks like either a 2 or and 8, an 1802 Half Cent would NOT have been used, no 1808 matches the leaf position below the D) |
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Thank you for the welcome! And also thanks for all the replies about Carol's coin! :)
The diameter is 2.75cm with a thickness of about 1cm.
Thank you again for all the help.
Robert
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The "bangers" have their own unique appeal and are popular Convention souvenirs as Conder explained! Sometimes they escape "into the wild" like this one, usually as a result of collections being sold off / estate sales / that sort of thing. If it encourages more folks to learn about EAC and large cents / Half Cents, all the better. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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