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New Member
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My brother sent me this image of three tokens he inherited from his mother-in-law. We are both longtime coin "accumulators" but not experts. He described it as thus: One side is blank, the other has a 4 inside the outline of a 5 pointed star. Slightly bigger than a Lincoln Cent. All three are blank on one side. The rim is smooth as in no ridge like on a US coin. (mother-in-law).had no idea where she got them. Thickness is 1.70 mm, midway between the thickness of a cent and a nickel. Location is USA Any help is appreciated!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could you get me a photo of only the 81 obverse? It looks fake to me.
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New Member
 United States
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Oops, I'm sorry. It's probably long been spent. It was just put there for comparison of size. My brother sent this image to me, we live in different parts of the country. But... I have to ask, who would counterfeit one cent? Do you have any ideas about what the other, one-sided tokens are? The fact that they are thicker than a Lincoln Cent planchet signifies to me that they are not simply cent blanks hammered a bit to be thinner and larger, but rather purposely made planchets. Thank you! |
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 United States
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 to the Community! For what it is worth, I do not think that cent is fake, just looks a little rough. As for the unidentified items, I have no idea, but hopefully someone will.  |
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New Member
United States
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I see. It's quite likely my brother found it on the pavement in a parking lot somewhere. People really don't pick up pennies anymore. Not worth it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2869 Posts |
It looks rather cast to me.
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United States
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It looks beat up to me.  |
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New Member
United States
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Yes, beat up is all.
I'm trying to gently steer the conversation back to the as of yet unidentified ONE-sided TOKENS with a five pointed star and a mysterious "4" in the middle.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?
Earl
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Australia
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Just guessing, but I would assume the tokens are some kind of game counter, for a board game or similar.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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New Member
United States
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Thank you. That's kind of what I was thinking.
I'm getting the idea that they are not of any numismatic value.
Is that a fair conclusion?
Thank you everyone!
Earl in Missouri, USA
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Valued Member
United States
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Could be anything. Wonder if it was a golf marker?
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Valued Member
United States
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It looks like a Army Medallion to me As I always Say I could be wrong. Just my opinion.
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