Is Anyone Familiar With The His Elongated Nickel? (Don Adams Elongated Type Series)

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Dowhat Pillar of the Community United States 876 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 11:05 am I was wondering if anyone knows the origins of this novelty. It was a freebie from a LCS drawing. I could only find Disney stuff examples. Appear to be a 1955 obverse created in 1972 based on the reverse devices. Just curious. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 11:12 am New one on me! Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1484 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 12:06 pm Looks similar to what is done in "penny machines," for lack of a better term, where you drop a penny and a couple of quarters into a slot, turn the crank, and have a squished penny drop out, imprinted with the design of whatever place you are visiting. Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 12:44 pm More than likely an advertising item there are a lot of people with rollers and the dies needed to create the elongateds can be had from a number of people. They also will custom design and then roll them to your desires, type of coins, years etc. I have a number of nickles, dimes and a few quarters in my collection. here is the web site for TEC http://tecnews.org/club/join-renew/ Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 1:48 pm Neat. I like how much of the obverse design remains. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Dowhat Pillar of the Community United States 876 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 2:40 pm Yes halfamind & circus. The only other examples I could find completely altered the and reverse, such as the Disney examples, completely altering the coin. No advertising here. Dedicated to the Jefferson nickel. The restuck reverse is "72". So called obverse is "55". Not a promotional alteration. Weird! Thanks for the feedback. Wish I could find out the origin. Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 3:25 pm The one die is smooth not engraved to let the original show. I don't collect coins but I believe there are collectors that collect the type series of coins. The coin store that was passing them out would be know to the people that shopped at the LCS or the show. So no need to put an address or shop name on it Here is one from 1911 Edited by Circus 08/28/2021 3:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dowhat Pillar of the Community United States 876 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 3:49 pm Looks like a stumper. It only fits in a silver dollar 2x2 which busted through the mylar due to the obsessive curvature created by the process of passing between the rollers. Just a guess. I kinda thought the reverse would be an indicator. So all are stumped I suppose. My guess as as as good as anyone's. Into the token box. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 08/28/2021 5:55 pm @dow, I think that the key to figuring this out is the "DA30" inscription between the two halves of the coin. As explained in this ebay listing (https://www.ebay.com/itm/384085347757), this is an indication that the design came from Don Adams. More specifically: Quote: Now retired, Don Adams was a commercial roller with a large client base. He was one of the early members of TEC and I believe he is a charter member. Mr. Adams designed and rolled a plethora of elongates. He destroyed most of his dies after he was finished satisfying his subscribers, thus assuring a limited number of pieces. Indeed, if you use the keyword "ELONGATED TYPE SERIES", you will see a wide variety of similar items on ebay and elsewhere. I think that @circus' recommendation that you contact TEC is a good one. "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
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12251 Posts	Posted 08/29/2021 07:40 am Quote: Looks like a stumper. Nope! Your enlongated coin was, in fact, rolled by Donald P. Adams back in the early 1970s (1973/74). Your piece is one of a 36-piece set that he produced as a "Type Set" of US coins. He recreated designs honoring everything form early US half cents to the Eisenhower Dollar using either Lincoln Cents, Jefferson Nickels or Roosevelt Dimes as base coins. The following were included in the Set: 1. Half Cent 2. Large Cent 3. Flying Eagle Cent 4. Indian Head Cent - Shield Reverse 5. Indian Head Cent - Wreath Reverse 6. Lincoln Head Cent - Wheat Ears Reverse 7. Lincoln Head Cent - Memorial Reverse 8. Two-Cent Piece 9 Lincoln Head Cent - Wheat Ears Reverse 10. Three-Cent Piece - Nickel 11. Three-Cent Piece - Silver 12. Five-Cent Nickel - Shield 13. Five-Cent Nickel - Liberty Head "V" - No Cents 14. Five-Cent Nickel - Indian Head / Buffalo - Raised Mound 15. Five-Cent Nickel - Jefferson 16. Five-Cent Nickel - Jefferson - Wartime 17. Half Dime - Draped Bust 18. Liberty Seated Dime 19. Barber Dime 20. Winged Liberty / Mercury Dime 21. Roosevelt Dime 22. Twenty-Cent Piece 23. Capped Bust Quarter 24. Liberty Seated Quarter 25. Barber Quarter 26. Standing Liberty Quarter 27. Washington Quarter 28. Capped Bust Half Dollar 29. Barber Half Dollar 30. Walking Liberty Half Dollar 31. Franklin Half Dollar 32. Kennedy Half Dollar 33. Liberty Seated Silver Dollar 34. Liberty Head / Morgan Silver Dollar 35. Peace Silver Dollar 36. Eisenhower Dollar Not a complete US "Type Set," but certainly a pretty fair representation! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 08/29/2021 07:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
Dowhat Pillar of the Community United States 876 Posts	Posted 08/29/2021 08:33 am Great info Commems! I knew someone would be able to help. Thanks. This was a give away at one of my frequented LCS's. There was a large board on an easel with numbered coins in 2x2's stuck to the corkboard with pushpins. Reach in a bucket of assorted candy,each numbered with a sharpie, and get the corresponding numbered coin. I never expected this one. I was hoping for the Peace dollar right next to this one. There were about 150 coins on the board. I had no idea what it was. As I have no interest in this, perhaps someone that does would like to have it for this same amount I paid for it, $0. Thanks again. As usual, I learned something new hanging out around here . Report this Post to the Staff
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